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Buck Creek

Ghost town · Carroll County, Georgia

Carrollton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Carrollton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buck Creek is a ghost town in Carroll County, Georgia. It is one of 10 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buck Creek as a historical populated place on the Carrollton 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 33.6126° N, 85.1122° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarrollton
Elevation1,034 ft
Nearest living townCarrollton, GA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID350082
Coordinates33.61261, -85.11217

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What's there now

Buck Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carrollton, GA (population 27,058), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,034 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 Buck Creek?

Buck Creek is in Carroll County, Georgia, at 33.6126, -85.1122.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

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

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