Treat
Ghost town · Polk County, Georgia

Treat is a ghost town in Polk County, Georgia. It is one of 14 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Treat as a historical populated place on the Benedict 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 33.9015° N, 85.3661° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Benedict |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,271 ft |
| Nearest living town | Edwardsville, AL |
| Distance to it | 3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 343604 |
| Coordinates | 33.90149, -85.36607 |
What's there now
Treat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Edwardsville, AL (population 243), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,271 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Greenwayghost town · Polk County · 3.8 mi
- Walthrallghost town · Polk County · 6.1 mi
- Warnerghost town · Cherokee County · 6.9 mi
- Winklesghost town · Polk County · 7.3 mi
- Fearingghost town · Polk County · 7.4 mi
- Sidhartghost town · Cherokee County · 9 mi
- Daileyghost town · Calhoun County · 10.1 mi
- Lathamghost town · Haralson County · 11.7 mi
- Old Goshen Centerghost town · Calhoun County · 12.5 mi
- Gradyghost town · Polk County · 13.4 mi
- Abernathyghost town · Calhoun County · 13.6 mi
- Goshenghost town · Calhoun County · 14.9 mi
Questions
Where is Treat?
Treat is in Polk County, Georgia, at 33.9015, -85.3661.
How many ghost towns are in Polk County?
Polk County, Georgia has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.