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Carling

Ghost town · Baldwin County, Georgia

Milledgeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Milledgeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carling is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Baldwin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carling as a historical populated place on the Milledgeville 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 33.0557° N, 83.2385° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilledgeville
Elevation394 ft
Nearest living townHardwick, GA
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID334769
Coordinates33.05570, -83.23849

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What's there now

Carling is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hardwick, GA (population 3,226), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 394 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 Carling?

Carling is in Baldwin County, Georgia, at 33.0557, -83.2385.

How many ghost towns are in Baldwin County?

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

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