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Gower Springs

Ghost town · Hall County, Georgia

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

Gower Springs is a ghost town in Hall County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Hall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gower Springs as a historical populated place on the Gainesville 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 34.3154° N, 83.8293° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGainesville
Elevation1,262 ft
Nearest living townGainesville, GA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1686943
Coordinates34.31538, -83.82934

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What's there now

Gower Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gainesville, GA (population 44,051), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,262 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 Gower Springs?

Gower Springs is in Hall County, Georgia, at 34.3154, -83.8293.

How many ghost towns are in Hall County?

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

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