Huron
Ghost town · Putnam County, Georgia

Huron 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 Huron as a historical populated place on the Eatonton 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 33.2621° N, 83.4977° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Eatonton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 390 ft |
| Nearest living town | Eatonton, GA |
| Distance to it | 7.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 347219 |
| Coordinates | 33.26208, -83.49767 |
What's there now
Huron is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eatonton, GA (population 6,430), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 390 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Glenwoods Springghost town · Putnam County · 2.2 mi
- Cloptonghost town · Putnam County · 4.7 mi
- Piedmontghost town · Jasper County · 5.9 mi
- Apolloghost town · Putnam County · 7.4 mi
- The Gladesghost town · Putnam County · 9.7 mi
- Athonghost town · Jasper County · 9.8 mi
- Hearnvilleghost town · Putnam County · 11 mi
- Benton Crossingghost town · Jasper County · 11.4 mi
- Stallingsghost town · Jones County · 12.1 mi
- Campbellghost town · Jones County · 14 mi
- Kunsfordghost town · Jasper County · 14.9 mi
- Crutchfieldghost town · Jones County · 15.1 mi
Questions
Where is Huron?
Huron is in Putnam County, Georgia, at 33.2621, -83.4977.
How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?
Putnam County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.