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Edgar

Ghost town · Whitfield County, Georgia

Tiger Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Tiger Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Edgar is a ghost town in Whitfield County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Whitfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Edgar as a historical populated place on the Cohutta 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 34.9442° N, 84.8949° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCohutta
Elevation774 ft
Nearest living townCohutta, GA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID353404
Coordinates34.94424, -84.89494

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What's there now

Edgar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cohutta, GA (population 1,018), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 774 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 Edgar?

Edgar is in Whitfield County, Georgia, at 34.9442, -84.8949.

How many ghost towns are in Whitfield County?

Whitfield County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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