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Capstan

Ghost town · Heard County, Georgia

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

Capstan is a ghost town in Heard County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Heard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 92nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Capstan as a historical populated place on the Hillcrest 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 33.2171° N, 85.0652° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHillcrest
Elevation728 ft
Nearest living townFranklin, GA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID347012
Coordinates33.21706, -85.06522

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What's there now

Capstan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Franklin, GA (population 968), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 728 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 Capstan?

Capstan is in Heard County, Georgia, at 33.2171, -85.0652.

How many ghost towns are in Heard County?

Heard County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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