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Harpertown

Ghost town · Hancock County, Georgia

Milledgeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Milledgeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harpertown is a ghost town in Hancock County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harpertown as a historical populated place on the Devereux 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 33.1696° N, 83.0401° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDevereux
Elevation483 ft
Nearest living townSparta, GA
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID334845
Coordinates33.16959, -83.04015

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What's there now

Harpertown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sparta, GA (population 1,827), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 483 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 Harpertown?

Harpertown is in Hancock County, Georgia, at 33.1696, -83.0401.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

Hancock County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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