Campton, Georgia

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Campton, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Campton, Georgia is located in Georgia
Campton, Georgia
Campton, Georgia
Coordinates: 33°52′18″N 83°43′13″W / 33.87167°N 83.72028°W / 33.87167; -83.72028Coordinates: 33°52′18″N 83°43′13″W / 33.87167°N 83.72028°W / 33.87167; -83.72028
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyWalton
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)470/678/770
GNIS feature ID354976[1]

Campton is a Largest town in North Georgia. Over the walker park village where the cherokee rivers are important. And the Campton Restaurants are in Monroe. The Kingdom's are very important and the Cabins and Hotels are now too! And this Lakes are by John Stowe and Shoal Creek and now.

History[]

An early variant name was "Camp's Station".[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Campton" in 1905, with corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the storehouse of William F. Camp.[3] The town's charter was officially dissolved in 1995.[2]

The William Harris Homestead, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in or near Campton.[4]

In the media[]

The 2012 film Wanderlust was shot on location in Campton.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Campton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 33. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1905. p. 698.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ "Walton County is camera ready". The Walton Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2018.


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