Centerville
Ghost town · Cherokee County, Georgia

Centerville is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 93rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Centerville as a historical populated place on the Ball Ground East 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 34.3479° N, 84.3105° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ball Ground East |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,074 ft |
| Nearest living town | Ball Ground, GA |
| Distance to it | 3.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1685716 |
| Coordinates | 34.34787, -84.31048 |
What's there now
Centerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ball Ground, GA (population 2,665), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,074 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Creightonghost town · Cherokee County · 4.5 mi
- Pool's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Forsyth County · 5.5 mi
- Johntownghost town · Dawson County · 12.8 mi
- Wierghost town · Lumpkin County · 14.7 mi
- Sniderghost town · Gilmer County · 16.1 mi
- Keasleyghost town · Pickens County · 17.1 mi
- Roberghost town · Pickens County · 17.2 mi
- Etowahghost town · Lumpkin County · 17.4 mi
- Licklogghost town · Gilmer County · 17.4 mi
- Hedwigghost town · Lumpkin County · 18.4 mi
- Aurariaghost town · Lumpkin County · 18.6 mi
- Gartrellghost town · Gilmer County · 18.9 mi
Questions
Where is Centerville?
Centerville is in Cherokee County, Georgia, at 34.3479, -84.3105.
How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?
Cherokee County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.