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Payton

Ghost town · Fulton County, Georgia

Bolton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Bolton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Payton is a ghost town in Fulton County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Payton as a historical populated place on the Northwest Atlanta 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 33.8065° N, 84.4666° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorthwest Atlanta
Elevation882 ft
Nearest living townVinings, GA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1704910
Coordinates33.80649, -84.46660

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What's there now

Payton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vinings, GA (population 13,538), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 882 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 Payton?

Payton is in Fulton County, Georgia, at 33.8065, -84.4666.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Georgia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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