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Marietta Place Homes

Ghost town · Cobb County, Georgia

Marietta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Marietta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marietta Place Homes is a ghost town in Cobb County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Cobb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marietta Place Homes as a historical populated place on the Marietta 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 33.9423° N, 84.5338° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarietta
Elevation1,069 ft
Nearest living townMarietta, GA
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1686211
Coordinates33.94232, -84.53382

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What's there now

Marietta Place Homes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marietta, GA (population 61,773), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,069 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 Marietta Place Homes?

Marietta Place Homes is in Cobb County, Georgia, at 33.9423, -84.5338.

How many ghost towns are in Cobb County?

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

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