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Double Springs

Ghost town · Bartow County, Georgia

Acworth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Acworth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Double Springs is a ghost town in Bartow County, Georgia. It is one of 16 former communities in Bartow County on the federal names register. No county in Georgia has more among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Double Springs as a historical populated place on the Allatoona Dam 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 34.1945° N, 84.7130° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAllatoona Dam
Elevation883 ft
Nearest living townEmerson, GA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID334269
Coordinates34.19454, -84.71299

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What's there now

Double Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Emerson, GA (population 1,716), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 883 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 Double Springs?

Double Springs is in Bartow County, Georgia, at 34.1945, -84.7130.

How many ghost towns are in Bartow County?

Bartow County, Georgia has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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