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Mahers

Ghost town · Henry County, Georgia

Stockbridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Stockbridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mahers is a ghost town in Henry County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Henry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mahers as a historical populated place on the Stockbridge 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 33.5362° N, 84.2258° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStockbridge
Elevation773 ft
Nearest living townStockbridge, GA
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1705022
Coordinates33.53622, -84.22575

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What's there now

Mahers is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stockbridge, GA (population 35,475), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 773 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 Mahers?

Mahers is in Henry County, Georgia, at 33.5362, -84.2258.

How many ghost towns are in Henry County?

Henry County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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