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Sophia

Ghost town · Bartow County, Georgia

Adairsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Adairsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sophia is a ghost town in Bartow County, Georgia. It is one of 16 former communities in Bartow County on the federal names register. No county in Georgia has more among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sophia as a historical populated place on the White West 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 34.3195° N, 84.7999° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite West
Elevation890 ft
Nearest living townWhite, GA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID334349
Coordinates34.31954, -84.79994

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What's there now

Sophia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White, GA (population 755), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 890 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 Sophia?

Sophia is in Bartow County, Georgia, at 34.3195, -84.7999.

How many ghost towns are in Bartow County?

Bartow County, Georgia has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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