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Ghost town · Fayette County, Georgia

Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rest is a ghost town in Fayette County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 85th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rest as a historical populated place on the Fayetteville 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 33.3921° N, 84.4696° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFayetteville
Elevation887 ft
Nearest living townFayetteville, GA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1687896
Coordinates33.39206, -84.46965

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What's there now

Rest is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fayetteville, GA (population 19,364), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 887 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 Rest?

Rest is in Fayette County, Georgia, at 33.3921, -84.4696.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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