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Piedmont

Ghost town · Jasper County, Georgia

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

Piedmont is a ghost town in Jasper County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Piedmont as a historical populated place on the Smithboro 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 33.2751° N, 83.5977° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmithboro
Elevation552 ft
Nearest living townMonticello, GA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID346172
Coordinates33.27513, -83.59767

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What's there now

Piedmont is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monticello, GA (population 2,668), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 552 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 Piedmont?

Piedmont is in Jasper County, Georgia, at 33.2751, -83.5977.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

Jasper County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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