Murrays Crossroads, Georgia

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Murrays Crossroads
Unincorporated community
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Murrays Crossroads
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Murrays Crossroads
Murrays Crossroads (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°19′16″N84°17′40″W / 32.32111°N 84.29444°W / 32.32111; -84.29444
Country United States
State Georgia
County Schley
Elevation
440 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID326414

Murrays Crossroads (also Murray, Murrays Cross Roads, and Poindexter) was an unincorporated community in Schley County, Georgia, United States. It was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 with State Route 240, to the north of the city of Ellaville, the county seat of Schley County. [1] The elevation of the location is 440 feet (134 m). [2] In the late 19th century it was a "prosperous country settlement", which had its own post office by 1884. [3] Thomas E. Watson gave a speech at Murray's Crossroads in 1893. [4] In 1959, it was referred to as a "town". [5] By 2021, however, it was referred to as a "past example" of a rural community. [6]

The community is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Skokie: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 28.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Murrays Crossroads, Georgia, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-25. Accessed 2007-12-26.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". United States Department of the Interior , National Park Service. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Tom Watson in Schley County". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. August 4, 1893. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Woodlands Comprise Half Of Schey's Farm Acreage". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. January 21, 1959. p. 5.
  6. ↑ Schley County Board of Commissioners; Ellaville Mayor and Council; River Valley Regional Commission (2021). "Schley County: Ellaville Comprehensive Plan 2022–2026" (PDF). p. 16.


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