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Old Newnan

Ghost town · Pike County, Georgia

Zebulon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Zebulon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Newnan is a ghost town in Pike County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Pike County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 71st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Newnan as a historical populated place on the Zebulon 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 33.0487° N, 84.3235° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleZebulon
Elevation830 ft
Nearest living townMeansville, GA
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID346446
Coordinates33.04874, -84.32353

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What's there now

Old Newnan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Meansville, GA (population 311), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 830 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 Old Newnan?

Old Newnan is in Pike County, Georgia, at 33.0487, -84.3235.

How many ghost towns are in Pike County?

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

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