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White Rock

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Georgia

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

White Rock is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Rock as a historical populated place on the Lincolnton 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 33.7565° N, 82.4407° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLincolnton
Elevation497 ft
Nearest living townLincolnton, GA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID344087
Coordinates33.75652, -82.44068

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What's there now

White Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lincolnton, GA (population 1,695), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 497 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 White Rock?

White Rock is in Lincoln County, Georgia, at 33.7565, -82.4407.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

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

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