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Pond Fork

Ghost town · Jackson County, Georgia

Pendergrass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Pendergrass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pond Fork is a ghost town in Jackson County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 64th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pond Fork as a historical populated place on the Pendergrass 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 34.2071° N, 83.6954° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePendergrass
Elevation952 ft
Nearest living townTalmo, GA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID349515
Coordinates34.20705, -83.69545

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What's there now

Pond Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Talmo, GA (population 361), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 952 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 Pond Fork?

Pond Fork is in Jackson County, Georgia, at 34.2071, -83.6954.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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