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Fearing

Ghost town · Polk County, Georgia

Indian Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Indian Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fearing 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 Fearing as a historical populated place on the Indian Mountain 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 34.0032° N, 85.4044° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndian Mountain
Elevation906 ft
Nearest living townCave Spring, GA
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID343553
Coordinates34.00316, -85.40440

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What's there now

Fearing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cave Spring, GA (population 1,148), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 906 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 Fearing?

Fearing is in Polk County, Georgia, at 34.0032, -85.4044.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Georgia has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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