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Wier

Ghost town · Lumpkin County, Georgia

Nimblewill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Nimblewill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wier is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia. It is one of 15 former communities in Lumpkin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wier as a historical populated place on the Nimblewill 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 34.5293° N, 84.1760° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNimblewill
Elevation1,587 ft
Nearest living townDawsonville, GA
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID357222
Coordinates34.52926, -84.17603

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What's there now

Wier is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dawsonville, GA (population 4,147), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,587 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 Wier?

Wier is in Lumpkin County, Georgia, at 34.5293, -84.1760.

How many ghost towns are in Lumpkin County?

Lumpkin County, Georgia has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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