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Laura

Ghost town · Union County, Georgia

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

Laura is a ghost town in Union County, Georgia. It is one of 9 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Laura as a historical populated place on the Coosa Bald 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 34.8162° N, 83.9110° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoosa Bald
Elevation1,951 ft
Nearest living townBlairsville, GA
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID353128
Coordinates34.81620, -83.91102

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What's there now

Laura is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blairsville, GA (population 816), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,951 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 Laura?

Laura is in Union County, Georgia, at 34.8162, -83.9110.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Georgia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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