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Cains Courthouse

Ghost town · Barrow County, Georgia

Auburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Auburn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cains Courthouse is a ghost town in Barrow County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Barrow County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 84th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cains Courthouse as a historical populated place on the Auburn 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 34.0740° N, 83.8330° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAuburn
Elevation1,012 ft
Nearest living townBraselton, GA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID356988
Coordinates34.07399, -83.83295

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What's there now

Cains Courthouse is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Braselton, GA (population 14,139), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,012 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 Cains Courthouse?

Cains Courthouse is in Barrow County, Georgia, at 34.0740, -83.8330.

How many ghost towns are in Barrow County?

Barrow County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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