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Crowder

Ghost town · Troup County, Georgia

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

Crowder is a ghost town in Troup County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Troup County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 76th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crowder as a historical populated place on the Abbottsford 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 33.0121° N, 85.1791° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAbbottsford
Elevation627 ft
Nearest living townStanding Rock, AL
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1673062
Coordinates33.01207, -85.17911

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What's there now

Crowder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Standing Rock, AL (population 27), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 627 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 Crowder?

Crowder is in Troup County, Georgia, at 33.0121, -85.1791.

How many ghost towns are in Troup County?

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

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