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Story

Ghost town · Cobb County, Georgia

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

Story is a ghost town in Cobb County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Cobb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Story as a historical populated place on the Lost Mountain 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 33.9876° N, 84.7310° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLost Mountain
Elevation1,036 ft
Nearest living townAcworth, GA
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1686064
Coordinates33.98760, -84.73105

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What's there now

Story is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Acworth, GA (population 22,370), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,036 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 Story?

Story is in Cobb County, Georgia, at 33.9876, -84.7310.

How many ghost towns are in Cobb County?

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

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