Quick Facts
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Elbert County
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
You don't stumble onto Huguenot by accident. That's rather the point. Huguenots was a name given to French Calvinists from the 16th to the 18th century.
Elbert County holds 2 documented ghost towns, including Petersburg — Huguenot keeps them company on the map.
The story of Huguenot
Georgia's ghost towns are gold-rush towns from 1829, cotton ports, and kaolin and lumber settlements.
Huguenots was a name given to French Calvinists from the 16th to the 18th century. Huguenot may also refer to: Huguenot, Georgia, a ghost town Huguenot, Orange County, New York, a hamlet in the town of Deerpark Huguenot, Staten Island, a neighborhood on Staten Island, New York Huguenot (Staten Island Railway station) Huguenot, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Powhatan County Huguenot, Western Cape, an area in the town of Paarl in South Africa Huguenot railway station (South Africa) Les Huguenots, an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Huguenot is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Huguenot is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Huguenot (disambiguation)”), CC BY-SA.