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Edinburg

Ghost town · Elbert County, Georgia

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

Edinburg is a ghost town in Elbert County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Elbert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Edinburg as a historical populated place on the Lowndesville 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 34.1823° N, 82.7354° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLowndesville
Elevation493 ft
Nearest living townLowndesville, SC
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID347826
Coordinates34.18233, -82.73541

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What's there now

Edinburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lowndesville, SC (population 166), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 493 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 Edinburg?

Edinburg is in Elbert County, Georgia, at 34.1823, -82.7354.

How many ghost towns are in Elbert County?

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

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