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Taliaferro

Ghost town · Chattooga County, Georgia

Lyerly quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Lyerly quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taliaferro is a ghost town in Chattooga County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Chattooga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taliaferro as a historical populated place on the Lyerly 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 34.3790° N, 85.3938° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLyerly
Elevation617 ft
Nearest living townLyerly, GA
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID344503
Coordinates34.37898, -85.39385

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What's there now

Taliaferro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lyerly, GA (population 535), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 617 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 Taliaferro?

Taliaferro is in Chattooga County, Georgia, at 34.3790, -85.3938.

How many ghost towns are in Chattooga County?

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

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