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Elton

Ghost town · Toombs County, Georgia

Cobbtown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Cobbtown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elton is a ghost town in Toombs County, Georgia. It is the only former community in Toombs County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elton as a historical populated place on the Cobbtown 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 32.2557° N, 82.2460° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCobbtown
Elevation242 ft
Nearest living townOhoopee, GA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID345173
Coordinates32.25574, -82.24595

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What's there now

Elton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ohoopee, GA (population 20), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 242 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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