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Ghost town · Pickens County, Georgia

Talking Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Talking Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rober is a ghost town in Pickens County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Pickens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 101st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rober as a historical populated place on the Talking Rock 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 34.5215° N, 84.5269° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTalking Rock
Elevation1,074 ft
Nearest living townTalking Rock, GA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1704606
Coordinates34.52148, -84.52687

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What's there now

Rober is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Talking Rock, GA (population 89), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,074 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 Rober?

Rober is in Pickens County, Georgia, at 34.5215, -84.5269.

How many ghost towns are in Pickens County?

Pickens County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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