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Walnut Hill

Ghost town · Franklin County, Georgia

Ashland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Ashland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Walnut Hill is a ghost town in Franklin County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 82nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Walnut Hill as a historical populated place on the Ashland 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 34.3537° N, 83.3365° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAshland
Elevation844 ft
Nearest living townCarnesville, GA
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID349357
Coordinates34.35372, -83.33655

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What's there now

Walnut Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carnesville, GA (population 717), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 844 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 Walnut Hill?

Walnut Hill is in Franklin County, Georgia, at 34.3537, -83.3365.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

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

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