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Mount Zion

Ghost town · Stewart County, Georgia

County Line quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
County Line quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Zion is a ghost town in Stewart County, Georgia. It is one of 9 former communities in Stewart County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Zion as a historical populated place on the County Line 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 31.9899° N, 84.7769° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCounty Line
Elevation507 ft
Nearest living townLumpkin, GA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID347325
Coordinates31.98988, -84.77687

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What's there now

Mount Zion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lumpkin, GA (population 815), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 507 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 Mount Zion?

Mount Zion is in Stewart County, Georgia, at 31.9899, -84.7769.

How many ghost towns are in Stewart County?

Stewart County, Georgia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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