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Argo

Ghost town · Fannin County, Georgia

Noontootla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Noontootla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Argo is a ghost town in Fannin County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Fannin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Argo as a historical populated place on the Noontootla 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 34.6912° N, 84.1413° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNoontootla
Nearest living townMorganton, GA
Distance to it14 miles
GNIS feature ID1704692
Coordinates34.69120, -84.14130

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What's there now

Argo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morganton, GA (population 266), about 14 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Argo?

Argo is in Fannin County, Georgia, at 34.6912, -84.1413.

How many ghost towns are in Fannin County?

Fannin County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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