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Berrien

Ghost town · Cook County, Georgia

Adel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Adel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Berrien is a ghost town in Cook County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Cook County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Berrien as a historical populated place on the Adel 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 31.1721° N, 83.4943° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAdel
Elevation258 ft
Nearest living townSparks, GA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID343870
Coordinates31.17213, -83.49433

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What's there now

Berrien is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sparks, GA (population 2,225), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 258 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 Berrien?

Berrien is in Cook County, Georgia, at 31.1721, -83.4943.

How many ghost towns are in Cook County?

Cook County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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