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Grantville

Ghost town · Greene County, Georgia

Woodville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Woodville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grantville is a ghost town in Greene County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grantville as a historical populated place on the Woodville 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 33.6354° N, 83.0299° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodville
Elevation643 ft
Nearest living townUnion Point, GA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID348671
Coordinates33.63541, -83.02987

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What's there now

Grantville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Union Point, GA (population 1,745), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 643 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 Grantville?

Grantville is in Greene County, Georgia, at 33.6354, -83.0299.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

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

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