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Norton

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Georgia

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

Norton is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Norton as a historical populated place on the Southeast Atlanta 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 33.6821° N, 84.3360° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSoutheast Atlanta
Elevation807 ft
Nearest living townGresham Park, GA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1704710
Coordinates33.68205, -84.33604

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What's there now

Norton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gresham Park, GA (population 7,544), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 807 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 Norton?

Norton is in DeKalb County, Georgia, at 33.6821, -84.3360.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

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

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