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Auraria

Ghost town · Lumpkin County, Georgia

Dawsonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Dawsonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Auraria is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, recorded as human settlement in Georgia, United States of America. It is one of 15 former communities in Lumpkin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Auraria 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 34.4750° N, 84.0233° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,403 ft
Nearest living townDahlonega, GA
Distance to it4.5 miles
Coordinates34.47500, -84.02330

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What's there now

Auraria is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dahlonega, GA (population 7,194), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,403 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Store named Woody's
Store named Woody's · Hellohowareyoudoing at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Auraria?

Auraria is in Lumpkin County, Georgia, at 34.4750, -84.0233.

How many ghost towns are in Lumpkin County?

Lumpkin County, Georgia has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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