Spring Place, Georgia
Spring Place (also Poinset, Springplace) is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States.[1][2]
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Coordinates: 34°45′29″N 84°49′16″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Murray |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 706 & 762 |
GNIS ID | 356549[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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Spring Place as a town in 1885.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[4]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
- "Spring Place, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Georgia Department of Transportation-Murray County
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 211. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- "A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF MURRAY COUNTY'S HISTORY". Murray County Museum. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1885. p. 409.
- Oklahoma Historical Society-Kate Galt Zaneis (1887-1973)
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