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Parker

Ghost town · Monroe County, Georgia

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

Parker is a ghost town in Monroe County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Parker as a historical populated place on the Macon NW 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 32.9562° N, 83.7116° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMacon NW
Elevation334 ft
Nearest living townBolingbroke, GA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID343087
Coordinates32.95625, -83.71157

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What's there now

Parker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bolingbroke, GA (population 352), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 334 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 Parker?

Parker is in Monroe County, Georgia, at 32.9562, -83.7116.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

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

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