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Allatoona

Ghost town · Bartow County, Georgia

Acworth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Acworth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Allatoona is a ghost town in Bartow County, Georgia, recorded as human settlement in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. It is one of 16 former communities in Bartow County on the federal names register. No county in Georgia has more among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Allatoona as a historical populated place: 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 34.1082° N, 84.7113° W.

Key facts

Elevation877 ft
Nearest living townEmerson, GA
Distance to it2.5 miles
Coordinates34.10815, -84.71133

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What's there now

Allatoona is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Emerson, GA (population 1,716), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 877 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Lake Allatoona Inn, Allatoona Georgia
Lake Allatoona Inn, Allatoona Georgia · John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Questions

Where is Allatoona?

Allatoona is in Bartow County, Georgia, at 34.1082, -84.7113.

How many ghost towns are in Bartow County?

Bartow County, Georgia has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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