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Athon

Ghost town · Jasper County, Georgia

Shady Dale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Shady Dale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Athon is a ghost town in Jasper County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Athon as a historical populated place on the Shady Dale 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 33.3951° N, 83.5554° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShady Dale
Elevation585 ft
Nearest living townShady Dale, GA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID346116
Coordinates33.39513, -83.55545

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What's there now

Athon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shady Dale, GA (population 347), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 585 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 Athon?

Athon is in Jasper County, Georgia, at 33.3951, -83.5554.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

Jasper County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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