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Goose Pond

Ghost town · Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Jacksons Crossroads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Jacksons Crossroads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Goose Pond is a ghost town in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Oglethorpe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goose Pond as a historical populated place on the Jacksons Crossroads 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 33.9834° N, 82.8665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJacksons Crossroads
Elevation387 ft
Nearest living townElberton, GA
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID335752
Coordinates33.98345, -82.86653

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What's there now

Goose Pond is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elberton, GA (population 4,691), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 387 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 Goose Pond?

Goose Pond is in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, at 33.9834, -82.8665.

How many ghost towns are in Oglethorpe County?

Oglethorpe County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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