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Alton

Ghost town · Tattnall County, Georgia

Glennville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Glennville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alton is a ghost town in Tattnall County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Tattnall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alton as a historical populated place on the Glennville 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 31.8971° N, 81.9093° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlennville
Elevation107 ft
Nearest living townGlennville, GA
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID347377
Coordinates31.89715, -81.90928

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What's there now

Alton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glennville, GA (population 5,199), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 107 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 Alton?

Alton is in Tattnall County, Georgia, at 31.8971, -81.9093.

How many ghost towns are in Tattnall County?

Tattnall County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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