Barnett Shoals, Georgia

Barnett Shoals is a ghost town in Oconee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Variant names were "Barnetts Fort" and "Rutherford".

History
Barnett Shoals had its start as a mill town, anchored by the Star Thread Mill. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Barnett Shoals as a town in 1915. The town was officially dissolved in 1995 along with many other inactive Georgia municipalities.