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Belmont

Ghost town · Terrell County, Georgia

Dawson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Dawson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belmont is a ghost town in Terrell County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Terrell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belmont as a historical populated place on the Dawson 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 31.8196° N, 84.4585° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDawson
Elevation407 ft
Nearest living townDawson, GA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID344622
Coordinates31.81961, -84.45853

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What's there now

Belmont is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dawson, GA (population 4,292), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 407 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 Belmont?

Belmont is in Terrell County, Georgia, at 31.8196, -84.4585.

How many ghost towns are in Terrell County?

Terrell County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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