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Ligon

Ghost town · Bartow County, Georgia

Wax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Wax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ligon is a ghost town in Bartow County, Georgia. It is one of 16 former communities in Bartow County on the federal names register. No county in Georgia has more among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ligon as a historical populated place on the Wax 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 34.1709° N, 85.0069° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWax
Elevation859 ft
Nearest living townEuharlee, GA
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID334304
Coordinates34.17093, -85.00689

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What's there now

Ligon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Euharlee, GA (population 4,251), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 859 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 Ligon?

Ligon is in Bartow County, Georgia, at 34.1709, -85.0069.

How many ghost towns are in Bartow County?

Bartow County, Georgia has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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