Willow
Ghost town · Lumpkin County, Georgia

Willow 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 Willow as a historical populated place on the Neel Gap 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 34.6306° N, 83.9049° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Neel Gap |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,502 ft |
| Nearest living town | Dahlonega, GA |
| Distance to it | 8.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 357224 |
| Coordinates | 34.63065, -83.90491 |
What's there now
Willow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dahlonega, GA (population 7,194), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,502 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Gatesghost town · Lumpkin County · 1.3 mi
- Walnutghost town · Lumpkin County · 3 mi
- Stayghost town · Lumpkin County · 4.7 mi
- Wildghost town · Lumpkin County · 5.4 mi
- Pleasant Retreatghost town · White County · 5.4 mi
- Tubeghost town · Lumpkin County · 5.5 mi
- Graceghost town · Lumpkin County · 7.1 mi
- Quebecghost town · Union County · 7.5 mi
- Oculusghost town · White County · 9.4 mi
- Halfwayghost town · Lumpkin County · 10.5 mi
- Jayghost town · Lumpkin County · 10.7 mi
- Nagucheeghost town · White County · 11.8 mi
Questions
Where is Willow?
Willow is in Lumpkin County, Georgia, at 34.6306, -83.9049.
How many ghost towns are in Lumpkin County?
Lumpkin County, Georgia has 15 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.