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Nola

Ghost town · Cook County, Georgia

Ellenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Ellenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nola is a ghost town in Cook County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Cook County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nola as a historical populated place on the Ellenton 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 31.1724° N, 83.5088° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEllenton
Elevation254 ft
Nearest living townSparks, GA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID343902
Coordinates31.17241, -83.50877

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What's there now

Nola is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sparks, GA (population 2,225), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 254 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 Nola?

Nola is in Cook County, Georgia, at 31.1724, -83.5088.

How many ghost towns are in Cook County?

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

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