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Sandtown

Ghost town · Fulton County, Georgia

Ben Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Ben Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sandtown is a ghost town in Fulton County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sandtown as a historical populated place on the Ben Hill 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 33.7165° N, 84.6027° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBen Hill
Elevation780 ft
Nearest living townLithia Springs, GA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1730668
Coordinates33.71650, -84.60271

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What's there now

Sandtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lithia Springs, GA (population 16,138), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 780 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 Sandtown?

Sandtown is in Fulton County, Georgia, at 33.7165, -84.6027.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Georgia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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