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Beaverdam

Ghost town · Gwinnett County, Georgia

Norcross quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Norcross quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beaverdam is a ghost town in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It is one of 10 former communities in Gwinnett County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beaverdam as a historical populated place on the Norcross 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 33.9632° N, 84.1849° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorcross
Elevation1,030 ft
Nearest living townBerkeley Lake, GA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1705005
Coordinates33.96316, -84.18492

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What's there now

Beaverdam is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Berkeley Lake, GA (population 2,615), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,030 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 Beaverdam?

Beaverdam is in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at 33.9632, -84.1849.

How many ghost towns are in Gwinnett County?

Gwinnett County, Georgia has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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