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Mount Carmel

Ghost town · Wilkinson County, Georgia

Irwinton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Irwinton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Carmel is a ghost town in Wilkinson County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Wilkinson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Carmel as a historical populated place on the Napier Pond 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 32.9024° N, 83.2124° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNapier Pond
Elevation396 ft
Nearest living townMcIntyre, GA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID352080
Coordinates32.90237, -83.21238

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What's there now

Mount Carmel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McIntyre, GA (population 720), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 396 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 Mount Carmel?

Mount Carmel is in Wilkinson County, Georgia, at 32.9024, -83.2124.

How many ghost towns are in Wilkinson County?

Wilkinson County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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