List of ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state)

The following is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Georgia. Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of civilization and have reverted to pasture land or empty fields. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Some sites may even have a sizable, though small population, but there are far fewer citizens than in its grander historic past.

Classification

Barren site

Sites no longer in existence Sites that have been destroyed Covered with water Reverted to pasture May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

Neglected site

Only rubble left Roofless building ruins Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

Abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses all abandoned No population, except caretaker Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semi abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses largely abandoned Few residents Many abandoned buildings Small population

Historic community

Building or houses still standing Still a busy community Smaller than its boom years Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.

List NameCountyOther namesLocationSettledAbandonedCurrent status  RemarksAgnesLincoln18891955A small Hamlet located away from waterways or railroads.AllatoonaBartow Lake Allatoona18381949SubmergedFlooded in the mid-1940s to create Lake Allatoona, today a recreational spot. In the 1980s, low water levels allowed remnants of the town to be visible from the water.AllonCrawfordearly 1800sAn industry town for the Atlanta Sand & Supply Company.ApalacheeMorgan Florence18891995AbandonedOne of the earliest settlements in Morgan County.ApolloPutnam appeared on maps as late as 1955.ArgoFannin ArmstrongWilkes AurariaLumpkin Dean, Deans, Nuckollsville, Scuffle Townsettled during the Georgia Gold Rush but declined after the California Gold Rush and Colorado Gold Rush.Barnett ShoalsOconee 1995a mill town dissolved in 1995.Beech HillWilkinson Belle VistaGlynn BenderLaurens BethanyBaker NeglectedContains the collapsing remains of many buildings and stores.BinghamJeff Davis BirdfordTattnall BladenGlynn BlountsvilleJones heavily damaged by the Civil War and never recovered.BrasstownTowns former Cherokee village.Broomtown Chattooga Burnt FortCamdenBurtonRabun 1919Submergedflooded to create Lake Burton in 1919.CeylonCamden CementBartow 2 miles north of KingstonAbandonedCentervilleCharltonCheevertownBaker 1882ChristopherChattahoocheeCole CityDadeCole1995a settlement founded near the mouth of the Dade Coal Company coal mine.ColerainCamden ConasaugaGilmer a Cherokee settlement that was overtaken by European-Americans and later abandoned for larger towns.ConstitutionDeKalb1952Absorbedabsorbed into Atlanta in 1952.CorinthSumter12 miles east of AmericusClydeBryan Formerly the county seat of Bryan County.DewsvilleBaker DoctortownWayne DueFannin EbenezerEffingham Semi-abandonedToday, the Jerusalem Lutheran Church is the only building in use.EelbeckChattahoocheeAn old Cherokee settlementEtowahFloydFairview Chattooga FloydtownMiller FordBartow FowlstownDecatursettled and abandoned twice.FranklinvilleLowndes GaillardCrawford1951A railroad community that died after the closure of the rail line.GerberWalker GrantvilleGreene GreenbushWalker GrisworldvilleJones Largely destroyed in 1864 during the American Civil War.High FallsMonroeHigh Falls State Park contains the abandoned industrial town of High Falls.HuguenotElbertHardwickeBryan1754JacksonboroScreven Abandoned/historicHouses the historic Seaborn Goodall House.JamestownChattahoocheeJohntownDawsonJosselyn LibertyJosselin, JoselinW of Riceboro(ugh), NE of Walthourville, SW of McIntosh (ghost town, not county)shown on 1893 Woods Bros. mapKiteJohnsonAbandoned, Decaying Buildings & Houses/Very Low Population Dying OffKnoxville CrawfordSemi-abandonedPopulation decreased as the railroads extended.LangCarroll LaingkatDecaturLand CatLigonBartow LivingstonFloydMimsvilleBaker ca. 18801914McIntoshLibertywas a railroad stop. Not to be confused with neighboring McIntosh CountyNew BridgeLumpkin New EchotaGordon1830sHistoricThe capital city of the Cherokee Nation until their forced removal in the 1830s.New SavannahAugusta-Richmondca. 1740A former Chickasaw settlement which became a tobacco town, waning with the tobacco industry in the early 19th century.OketeyeconneClay SubmergedA former unincorporated town along the Chattahoochee River that was flooded to create Walter F. George Lake.OlympiaLowndes OscarvilleForsyth 1912SubmergedFlooded during the formation of Lake Lanier. In 1912, it was the site of a lynching which prompted the removal of all black residents.OwensbyvilleHeard PetersburgElberta tobacco town that was the third largest city in Georgia between 1800 and 1810.(Jones Jr. 1878:233-239) RecoveryDecaturRoanokeStewart 1836Raided by Creek Indians in 1836 and never rebuilt.RolloCrawfordearly 1800sAn industry town for the Atlanta Sand & Supply Company.San BarnardWorth the county seat in the 1850s.Scull ShoalsGreene Originally settled in the early 19th century to use the rapids to power watermills. By the 1880s, erosion upstream had halted this industry.ShackeltonChattooga 19091920sMining community formed in 1909 and abandoned after the mines closed in the 1920s.SocratesMonroeStarkvilleLee 1995A cemetery remains at the site.SunburyLiberty 1864lost much of its population to natural disaster and trading competition by the mid 19th century. In 1864, the remaining town was destroyed during Sherman's March to the Sea.SwedenPickens TarverEchols TatumDadeTaylors CreekLiberty 1940sEvictedevacuated in the 1940s to make room for a military installation.ThalmannGlynn In 1979, a train stop in Thalmann was rerouted through Jesup,Thalmann, Georgia Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web) causing the community to decline.Trader's HillCharltonThe first county seat in Charlton County.TreatHaralson (located partially in Polk County)TroupvilleLowndes largely abandoned by the end of the 19th century, after railroad traffic in nearby Valdosta drew away most of the town's residents.VisageTowns WalnutLumpkin WarsawMcIntosh WestlakeTwiggs WillieLiberty 1940sEvictedevacuated in the 1940s to make room for a military installation.Wisdoms StoreHarrisWoodstownHenry Wynns MillHenry YoungcaneUnion ZirklePierce 1926Died out following the closure of the sawmill in 1926.

See also List of counties in Georgia National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia

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