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Yellow River

Ghost town · Gwinnett County, Georgia

Snellville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Snellville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yellow River is a ghost town in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It is one of 10 former communities in Gwinnett County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yellow River as a historical populated place on the Snellville 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 33.8745° N, 84.0827° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSnellville
Elevation853 ft
Nearest living townLilburn, GA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1705015
Coordinates33.87455, -84.08269

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What's there now

Yellow River is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lilburn, GA (population 14,939), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 853 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 Yellow River?

Yellow River is in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at 33.8745, -84.0827.

How many ghost towns are in Gwinnett County?

Gwinnett County, Georgia has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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