Etowah & Deatons Railroad The Etowah & Deatons was a small privately owned railroad that operated for a short time in the 1880s in southeastern Floyd County. The line connected the former village of Etowah with Seney to the west and Deatons, or Taylorsville, to the east. The Georgia State Gazetteer of 1896 reported that Etowah was an “inland post office” with a population of 25 lying eight miles from Rome. Other sources report it as 12 or 14 miles southeast of Rome. In any case, it was in the southeastern corner of Floyd County. Seney is on the Norfolk Southern Railway at the Floyd/Polk county line, while Deatons was near Taylorsville. According to one report, the rails were taken up in 1884. 1883 Map (30K) 1886 Map (53K) Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home