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Fountain Hill

Ghost town · Rockdale County, Georgia

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

Fountain Hill is a ghost town in Rockdale County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Rockdale County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fountain Hill as a historical populated place on the Porterdale 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 33.6129° N, 83.9927° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePorterdale
Elevation866 ft
Nearest living townConyers, GA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID357543
Coordinates33.61289, -83.99269

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What's there now

Fountain Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Conyers, GA (population 17,916), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 866 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 Fountain Hill?

Fountain Hill is in Rockdale County, Georgia, at 33.6129, -83.9927.

How many ghost towns are in Rockdale County?

Rockdale County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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