Don
Ghost town · Polk County, Georgia

Don is a ghost town in Polk County, Georgia. It is one of 14 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Don as a historical populated place on the Taylorsville 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 34.0009° N, 84.9977° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Taylorsville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 915 ft |
| Nearest living town | Braswell, GA |
| Distance to it | 2.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1705472 |
| Coordinates | 34.00093, -84.99772 |
What's there now
Don is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Braswell, GA (population 393), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 915 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Red Oreghost town · Polk County · 3.1 mi
- Davitteghost town · Polk County · 4.7 mi
- Vinsonghost town · Paulding County · 5.3 mi
- Poscoghost town · Polk County · 5.4 mi
- Ravenelghost town · Polk County · 5.7 mi
- Brewersghost town · Polk County · 6.4 mi
- Hamletghost town · Polk County · 6.9 mi
- McGinnisghost town · Bartow County · 7.1 mi
- Gradyghost town · Polk County · 9.7 mi
- Euharlee Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bartow County · 10.5 mi
- Shellmanghost town · Bartow County · 10.8 mi
- Malboneghost town · Bartow County · 11.4 mi
Questions
Where is Don?
Don is in Polk County, Georgia, at 34.0009, -84.9977.
How many ghost towns are in Polk County?
Polk County, Georgia has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.