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Oak Bower

Ghost town · Hart County, Georgia

Hartwell NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
Hartwell NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oak Bower is a ghost town in Hart County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Hart County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 68th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Bower as a historical populated place on the Hartwell NE 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 34.3837° N, 82.8660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHartwell NE
Elevation694 ft
Nearest living townHartwell, GA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID350756
Coordinates34.38372, -82.86597

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What's there now

Oak Bower is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hartwell, GA (population 4,523), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 694 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 Oak Bower?

Oak Bower is in Hart County, Georgia, at 34.3837, -82.8660.

How many ghost towns are in Hart County?

Hart County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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