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Fort Mountain

Ghost town · Murray County, Georgia

Dalton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Dalton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Mountain is a ghost town in Murray County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Murray County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 80th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Mountain as a historical populated place on the Chatsworth 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 34.7723° N, 84.7505° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChatsworth
Elevation818 ft
Nearest living townChatsworth, GA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID334541
Coordinates34.77230, -84.75049

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What's there now

Fort Mountain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chatsworth, GA (population 4,857), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 818 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 Fort Mountain?

Fort Mountain is in Murray County, Georgia, at 34.7723, -84.7505.

How many ghost towns are in Murray County?

Murray County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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