List of ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state)



The following is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Georgia. Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of civilization and have reverted to pasture land or empty fields. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Some sites may even have a sizable, though small population, but there are far fewer citizens than in its grander historic past.

Barren site

 * Sites no longer in existence
 * Sites that have been destroyed
 * Covered with water
 * Reverted to pasture
 * May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most



Neglected site

 * Only rubble left
 * Roofless building ruins
 * Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless



Abandoned site

 * Building or houses still standing
 * Buildings and houses all abandoned
 * No population, except caretaker
 * Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semi abandoned site

 * Building or houses still standing
 * Buildings and houses largely abandoned
 * Few residents
 * Many abandoned buildings
 * Small populationNew Echota.jpg has been preserved as a museum]]

Historic community

 * Building or houses still standing
 * Still a busy community
 * Smaller than its boom years
 * Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.