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Chestnutflat

Ghost town · Walker County, Georgia

Catlett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Catlett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chestnutflat is a ghost town in Walker County, Georgia. It is one of 16 former communities in Walker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chestnutflat as a historical populated place on the Catlett 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 34.7459° N, 85.1655° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCatlett
Elevation924 ft
Nearest living townRock Spring, GA
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID353992
Coordinates34.74591, -85.16551

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What's there now

Chestnutflat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Spring, GA (population 1,310), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 924 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 Chestnutflat?

Chestnutflat is in Walker County, Georgia, at 34.7459, -85.1655.

How many ghost towns are in Walker County?

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

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