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McIvor

Ghost town · Cobb County, Georgia

Sandy Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Sandy Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McIvor is a ghost town in Cobb County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Cobb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McIvor as a historical populated place on the Sandy Springs 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 33.8765° N, 84.4927° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSandy Springs
Elevation1,025 ft
Nearest living townSmyrna, GA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1686213
Coordinates33.87649, -84.49271

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What's there now

McIvor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smyrna, GA (population 56,285), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,025 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 McIvor?

McIvor is in Cobb County, Georgia, at 33.8765, -84.4927.

How many ghost towns are in Cobb County?

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

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