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Powell

Ghost town · Fulton County, Georgia

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

Powell 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 Powell as a historical populated place on the Northeast 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 33.8473° N, 84.3538° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNortheast Atlanta
Elevation924 ft
Nearest living townBrookhaven, GA
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1704905
Coordinates33.84733, -84.35381

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What's there now

Powell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brookhaven, GA (population 57,224), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 924 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 Powell?

Powell is in Fulton County, Georgia, at 33.8473, -84.3538.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

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

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