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Ghost town · Habersham County, Georgia

Clarkesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Clarkesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bert is a ghost town in Habersham County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Habersham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bert as a historical populated place on the Clarkesville 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 34.5965° N, 83.5527° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClarkesville
Elevation1,333 ft
Nearest living townClarkesville, GA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1705016
Coordinates34.59649, -83.55267

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What's there now

Bert is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clarkesville, GA (population 1,827), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,333 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 Bert?

Bert is in Habersham County, Georgia, at 34.5965, -83.5527.

How many ghost towns are in Habersham County?

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

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