Abandoned Record
About Wisdoms Store
Wisdoms Store is an extinct town in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wisdoms Store, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Wisdoms Store is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Wisdoms Store
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1907 Talbotton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Phenix City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Phenix City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Phenix City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Pine Mountain SW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Thomaston sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Wisdoms Store
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Georgia index.
- Owensbyville24.1 mi N · Heard
- Eelbeck31.0 mi SE · Chattahoochee
- Christopher38.8 mi S · Chattahoochee
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Wisdoms Store, Georgia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q65052936.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).