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Hearnville

Ghost town · Putnam County, Georgia

Shady Dale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Shady Dale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hearnville is a ghost town in Putnam County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hearnville as a historical populated place on the Shady Dale 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 33.4204° N, 83.5054° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShady Dale
Elevation607 ft
Nearest living townGodfrey, GA
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID347213
Coordinates33.42041, -83.50545

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What's there now

Hearnville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Godfrey, GA (population 169), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 607 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 Hearnville?

Hearnville is in Putnam County, Georgia, at 33.4204, -83.5054.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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