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Buchanan

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Georgia

Chamblee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Chamblee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buchanan is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buchanan as a historical populated place on the Chamblee 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 33.9154° N, 84.2635° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChamblee
Elevation1,052 ft
Nearest living townDoraville, GA
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1704715
Coordinates33.91538, -84.26353

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What's there now

Buchanan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Doraville, GA (population 10,738), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,052 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 Buchanan?

Buchanan is in DeKalb County, Georgia, at 33.9154, -84.2635.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

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

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