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Lynch

Ghost town · White County, Georgia

Helen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Helen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lynch is a ghost town in White County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in White County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lynch as a historical populated place on the Helen 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 34.7001° N, 83.6652° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHelen
Elevation1,394 ft
Nearest living townSautee-Nacoochee, GA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID350892
Coordinates34.70009, -83.66518

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What's there now

Lynch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sautee-Nacoochee, GA (population 507), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,394 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 Lynch?

Lynch is in White County, Georgia, at 34.7001, -83.6652.

How many ghost towns are in White County?

White County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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