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Shields

Ghost town · Morgan County, Georgia

Apalachee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Apalachee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shields is a ghost town in Morgan County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shields as a historical populated place on the Apalachee 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 33.6673° N, 83.4063° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleApalachee
Elevation589 ft
Nearest living townMadison, GA
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID346025
Coordinates33.66735, -83.40627

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What's there now

Shields is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madison, GA (population 4,714), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 589 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 Shields?

Shields is in Morgan County, Georgia, at 33.6673, -83.4063.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

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

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