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Mahan

Ghost town · Walker County, Georgia

Cedar Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Cedar Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mahan is a ghost town in Walker County, Georgia. It is one of 16 former communities in Walker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mahan as a historical populated place on the Cedar Grove 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 34.6592° N, 85.3900° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCedar Grove
Elevation1,879 ft
Nearest living townLaFayette, GA
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID354118
Coordinates34.65925, -85.38996

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What's there now

Mahan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is LaFayette, GA (population 6,944), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,879 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 Mahan?

Mahan is in Walker County, Georgia, at 34.6592, -85.3900.

How many ghost towns are in Walker County?

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

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