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Tatham Mines

Ghost town · McDuffie County, Georgia

Wrightsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Wrightsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tatham Mines is a ghost town in McDuffie County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in McDuffie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tatham Mines as a historical populated place on the Wrightsboro 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 33.6229° N, 82.5399° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWrightsboro
Elevation392 ft
Nearest living townThomson, GA
Distance to it10.9 miles
GNIS feature ID348824
Coordinates33.62291, -82.53985

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What's there now

Tatham Mines is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Thomson, GA (population 6,824), about 10.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 392 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 Tatham Mines?

Tatham Mines is in McDuffie County, Georgia, at 33.6229, -82.5399.

How many ghost towns are in McDuffie County?

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

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