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Browns

Ghost town · Bartow County, Georgia

Stilesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Stilesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Browns is a ghost town in Bartow County, Georgia. It is one of 16 former communities in Bartow County on the federal names register. No county in Georgia has more among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Browns as a historical populated place on the Cartersville 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 34.1312° N, 84.8705° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCartersville
Elevation666 ft
Nearest living townEuharlee, GA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID334241
Coordinates34.13121, -84.87050

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What's there now

Browns is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Euharlee, GA (population 4,251), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 666 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 Browns?

Browns is in Bartow County, Georgia, at 34.1312, -84.8705.

How many ghost towns are in Bartow County?

Bartow County, Georgia has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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