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Jones Mill

Ghost town · Fannin County, Georgia

Cohutta Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Cohutta Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jones Mill is a ghost town in Fannin County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Fannin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jones Mill as a historical populated place on the Hemp Top 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 34.9067° N, 84.5241° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHemp Top
Elevation2,425 ft
Nearest living townEpworth, GA
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID332114
Coordinates34.90675, -84.52410

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What's there now

Jones Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Epworth, GA (population 1,509), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,425 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 Jones Mill?

Jones Mill is in Fannin County, Georgia, at 34.9067, -84.5241.

How many ghost towns are in Fannin County?

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

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