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Vinson

Ghost town · Paulding County, Georgia

Buchanan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Buchanan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vinson is a ghost town in Paulding County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Paulding County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 97th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vinson as a historical populated place on the Rockmart South 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 33.9365° N, 85.0491° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRockmart South
Elevation1,311 ft
Nearest living townRockmart, GA
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID334605
Coordinates33.93649, -85.04911

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What's there now

Vinson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockmart, GA (population 5,142), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,311 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 Vinson?

Vinson is in Paulding County, Georgia, at 33.9365, -85.0491.

How many ghost towns are in Paulding County?

Paulding County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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