Spring Place, Georgia

Spring Place (also Poinset, Springplace) is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States.[1][2]

Spring Place
Spring Place
Location within the state of Georgia
Spring Place
Spring Place (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°45′29″N 84°49′16″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyMurray
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS ID356549[1]

History

A post office was established at Spring Place in 1826.[3] The community took its name from Spring Place Mission, a nearby Native American Moravian mission.[4]

Spring Place held the county seat of Murray County from 1834 until the seat was transferred to Chatsworth in 1913.[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Spring Place as a town in 1885.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[4]

Notable person

Kate Galt Zaneis (1887-1973), educator, was born in Spring Place.[7]

Historic Site

Chief Vann House Historic Site is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Murray County, Georgia as the Vann House.

Notes


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