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Gordon Springs

Ghost town · Whitfield County, Georgia

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

Gordon Springs 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 Gordon Springs as a historical populated place on the Nickajack Gap 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 34.7556° N, 85.1372° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNickajack Gap
Elevation950 ft
Nearest living townRock Spring, GA
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID353427
Coordinates34.75563, -85.13717

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What's there now

Gordon Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Spring, GA (population 1,310), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 950 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 Gordon Springs?

Gordon Springs is in Whitfield County, Georgia, at 34.7556, -85.1372.

How many ghost towns are in Whitfield County?

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

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