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Opeleika

Ghost town · Catoosa County, Georgia

East Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
East Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Opeleika is a ghost town in Catoosa County, Georgia. It is the only former community in Catoosa County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Opeleika as a historical populated place on the East Ridge 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 34.9756° N, 85.1416° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Ridge
Elevation697 ft
Nearest living townIndian Springs, GA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID353306
Coordinates34.97563, -85.14162

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What's there now

Opeleika is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Indian Springs, GA (population 1,951), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 697 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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