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Mount Olive

Ghost town · Thomas County, Georgia

Cairo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Cairo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Olive is a ghost town in Thomas County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Thomas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Olive as a historical populated place on the Pine Park 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 30.8155° N, 84.0521° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePine Park
Elevation247 ft
Nearest living townThomasville, GA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID343775
Coordinates30.81547, -84.05212

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What's there now

Mount Olive is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Thomasville, GA (population 18,720), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 247 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 Olive?

Mount Olive is in Thomas County, Georgia, at 30.8155, -84.0521.

How many ghost towns are in Thomas County?

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

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