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Fambro

Ghost town · Gordon County, Georgia

Adairsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Adairsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fambro is a ghost town in Gordon County, Georgia. It is one of 10 former communities in Gordon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fambro as a historical populated place on the Sonoraville 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 34.4890° N, 84.7863° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSonoraville
Elevation710 ft
Nearest living townRanger, GA
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID334446
Coordinates34.48898, -84.78633

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What's there now

Fambro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ranger, GA (population 82), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 710 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 Fambro?

Fambro is in Gordon County, Georgia, at 34.4890, -84.7863.

How many ghost towns are in Gordon County?

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

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