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Pleasant Retreat

Ghost town · White County, Georgia

Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant Retreat is a ghost town in White County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in White County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant Retreat as a historical populated place on the Cleveland 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 34.5765° N, 83.8374° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCleveland
Elevation1,455 ft
Nearest living townCleveland, GA
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID350908
Coordinates34.57648, -83.83741

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What's there now

Pleasant Retreat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cleveland, GA (population 3,529), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,455 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 Pleasant Retreat?

Pleasant Retreat is in White County, Georgia, at 34.5765, -83.8374.

How many ghost towns are in White County?

White County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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