Official Name: | Shackelton |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Georgia##Location in the United States |
Coordinates: | 34.4361°N -85.2792°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Name2: | Chattooga |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1909 |
Shackelton is a ghost town in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Shackelton was founded in 1909 as a mining community, and was abandoned in the 1920s when the nearby mines closed.[1] A post office called Shackelton was in operation during 1910 and 1911.[2]