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Pride

Ghost town · Hancock County, Georgia

Sparta NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Sparta NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pride is a ghost town in Hancock County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pride as a historical populated place on the Sparta 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 33.4262° N, 82.9040° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSparta NW
Elevation554 ft
Nearest living townWhite Plains, GA
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID348249
Coordinates33.42625, -82.90403

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What's there now

Pride is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White Plains, GA (population 177), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 554 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 Pride?

Pride is in Hancock County, Georgia, at 33.4262, -82.9040.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

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

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