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Frick Gap

Ghost town · Walker County, Georgia

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

Frick Gap 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 Frick Gap as a historical populated place on the Durham 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 34.7951° N, 85.3950° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDurham
Elevation878 ft
Nearest living townChickamauga, GA
Distance to it8.3 miles
GNIS feature ID354050
Coordinates34.79508, -85.39496

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What's there now

Frick Gap is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chickamauga, GA (population 2,999), about 8.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 878 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 Frick Gap?

Frick Gap is in Walker County, Georgia, at 34.7951, -85.3950.

How many ghost towns are in Walker County?

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

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