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Shackelton

Ghost town · Chattooga County, Georgia

Summerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Summerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shackelton is a ghost town in Chattooga County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Chattooga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shackelton as a historical populated place on the Summerville 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 34.4362° N, 85.2791° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSummerville
Elevation695 ft
Nearest living townSummerville, GA
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID344485
Coordinates34.43620, -85.27912

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What's there now

Shackelton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Summerville, GA (population 4,406), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 695 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 Shackelton?

Shackelton is in Chattooga County, Georgia, at 34.4362, -85.2791.

How many ghost towns are in Chattooga County?

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

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