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Tharpe

Ghost town · Houston County, Georgia

Warner Robins quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Warner Robins quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tharpe is a ghost town in Houston County, Georgia. It is the only former community in Houston County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tharpe as a historical populated place on the Warner Robins SW 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 32.5754° N, 83.6930° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWarner Robins SW
Elevation425 ft
Nearest living townWarner Robins, GA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1730636
Coordinates32.57542, -83.69296

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What's there now

Tharpe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Warner Robins, GA (population 81,438), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 425 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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