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Gates

Ghost town · Brooks County, Georgia

Ousley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Ousley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gates is a ghost town in Brooks County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Brooks County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gates as a historical populated place on the Ousley 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 30.8605° N, 83.4102° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOusley
Elevation185 ft
Nearest living townRemerton, GA
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID345544
Coordinates30.86048, -83.41016

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What's there now

Gates is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Remerton, GA (population 1,430), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 185 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 Gates?

Gates is in Brooks County, Georgia, at 30.8605, -83.4102.

How many ghost towns are in Brooks County?

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

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