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Acton

Ghost town · Harris County, Georgia

Bartletts Ferry Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Bartletts Ferry Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Acton is a ghost town in Harris County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Harris County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Acton as a historical populated place on the Bartletts Ferry Dam topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.6529° N, 85.0099° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBartletts Ferry Dam
Elevation635 ft
Nearest living townPiney Grove, GA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID350929
Coordinates32.65291, -85.00993

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What's there now

Acton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Piney Grove, GA (population 558), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 635 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Acton?

Acton is in Harris County, Georgia, at 32.6529, -85.0099.

How many ghost towns are in Harris County?

Harris County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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