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Stanley Mill

Ghost town · Gilmer County, Georgia

Tickanetley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Tickanetley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stanley Mill is a ghost town in Gilmer County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Gilmer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stanley Mill as a historical populated place on the Tickanetley 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 34.7434° N, 84.2910° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTickanetley
Elevation2,230 ft
Nearest living townBlue Ridge, GA
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID333112
Coordinates34.74342, -84.29103

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What's there now

Stanley Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blue Ridge, GA (population 1,688), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,230 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 Stanley Mill?

Stanley Mill is in Gilmer County, Georgia, at 34.7434, -84.2910.

How many ghost towns are in Gilmer County?

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

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