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Plowshare

Ghost town · Carroll County, Georgia

Carrollton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Carrollton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Plowshare is a ghost town in Carroll County, Georgia. It is one of 10 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Plowshare as a historical populated place on the Bowdon East 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 33.5987° N, 85.1380° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBowdon East
Elevation1,077 ft
Nearest living townCarrollton, GA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID349692
Coordinates33.59872, -85.13800

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What's there now

Plowshare is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carrollton, GA (population 27,058), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,077 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 Plowshare?

Plowshare is in Carroll County, Georgia, at 33.5987, -85.1380.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

Carroll County, Georgia has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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