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Orletta

Ghost town · Stewart County, Georgia

Julia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Julia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Orletta is a ghost town in Stewart County, Georgia. It is one of 9 former communities in Stewart County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Orletta as a historical populated place on the Union 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 32.1804° N, 84.9444° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnion
Elevation434 ft
Nearest living townLumpkin, GA
Distance to it12.5 miles
GNIS feature ID347328
Coordinates32.18043, -84.94437

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What's there now

Orletta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lumpkin, GA (population 815), about 12.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 434 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 Orletta?

Orletta is in Stewart County, Georgia, at 32.1804, -84.9444.

How many ghost towns are in Stewart County?

Stewart County, Georgia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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