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Caldwell

Ghost town · Gwinnett County, Georgia

Stone Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Stone Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Caldwell is a ghost town in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It is one of 10 former communities in Gwinnett County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caldwell as a historical populated place on the Stone Mountain 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 33.8659° N, 84.1671° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStone Mountain
Elevation928 ft
Nearest living townMountain Park, GA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1705007
Coordinates33.86594, -84.16714

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What's there now

Caldwell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mountain Park, GA (population 13,102), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 928 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 Caldwell?

Caldwell is in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at 33.8659, -84.1671.

How many ghost towns are in Gwinnett County?

Gwinnett County, Georgia has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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