Place:Auraria, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States

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Name
Auraria
Alternate names
Nuckollsville     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS13000798)
Type
Ghost town
Coordinates
34.467°N 84.017°W
Located in
Lumpkin, Georgia, United States

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Auraria is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, southwest of Dahlonega. Its name derives from aurum, the Latin word for gold. In its early days, it was also known variously as Dean, Deans, Nuckollsville, and Scuffle Town.

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