Oscarville
Vanished settlement · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 34.248, -83.975
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
Oscarville is a ghost town in Forsyth County, Georgia. Oscarville, a majority-Black town, is most famous for being a central location in a series of violent crimes and racially motivated riots that happened in 1912, driving away most of the Black residents in Forsyth County. In 1950, the remnants of the town were flooded during the construction of Lake Lanier. The site of Oscarville was located in northeastern Forsyth County, close to the border with Hall County.