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Mecca

Ghost town · Fulton County, Georgia

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

Mecca is a ghost town in Fulton County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mecca as a historical populated place on the Campbellton 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 33.6271° N, 84.6949° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCampbellton
Elevation930 ft
Nearest living townChattahoochee Hills, GA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1730667
Coordinates33.62705, -84.69493

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What's there now

Mecca is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chattahoochee Hills, GA (population 3,537), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 930 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 Mecca?

Mecca is in Fulton County, Georgia, at 33.6271, -84.6949.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Georgia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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