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Saco

Ghost town · Mitchell County, Georgia

Cotton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Cotton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Saco is a ghost town in Mitchell County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Mitchell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 66th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Saco as a historical populated place on the Cotton 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 31.1852° N, 84.0835° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCotton
Elevation358 ft
Nearest living townPelham, GA
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID343662
Coordinates31.18518, -84.08351

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What's there now

Saco is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pelham, GA (population 3,465), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 358 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 Saco?

Saco is in Mitchell County, Georgia, at 31.1852, -84.0835.

How many ghost towns are in Mitchell County?

Mitchell County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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