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North Cohutta

Ghost town · Murray County, Georgia

Cohutta Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Cohutta Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

North Cohutta is a ghost town in Murray County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Murray County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 80th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists North Cohutta as a historical populated place on the Tennga 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 34.8954° N, 84.7116° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTennga
Elevation1,008 ft
Nearest living townEton, GA
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID334558
Coordinates34.89536, -84.71160

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What's there now

North Cohutta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eton, GA (population 961), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,008 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 North Cohutta?

North Cohutta is in Murray County, Georgia, at 34.8954, -84.7116.

How many ghost towns are in Murray County?

Murray County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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