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Stansell

Ghost town · Elbert County, Georgia

Heardmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Heardmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stansell is a ghost town in Elbert County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Elbert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stansell as a historical populated place on the Heardmont 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 34.0707° N, 82.7496° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHeardmont
Elevation561 ft
Nearest living townElberton, GA
Distance to it7.5 miles
GNIS feature ID347909
Coordinates34.07067, -82.74958

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What's there now

Stansell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elberton, GA (population 4,691), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 561 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 Stansell?

Stansell is in Elbert County, Georgia, at 34.0707, -82.7496.

How many ghost towns are in Elbert County?

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

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