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Gartrell

Ghost town · Gilmer County, Georgia

Talking Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Talking Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gartrell is a ghost town in Gilmer County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Gilmer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gartrell as a historical populated place on the Talking Rock 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 34.5668° N, 84.5083° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTalking Rock
Elevation1,127 ft
Nearest living townTalking Rock, GA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID352936
Coordinates34.56675, -84.50826

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What's there now

Gartrell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Talking Rock, GA (population 89), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,127 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 Gartrell?

Gartrell is in Gilmer County, Georgia, at 34.5668, -84.5083.

How many ghost towns are in Gilmer County?

Gilmer County, Georgia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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