Palmyra is an unincorporated community in Lee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]
The community was named after the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. [2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmyra as a town in 1840. [3]
With the construction of the railroad through the area and the concerns that the community's low elevation was prone to mosquito-borne diseases, as a result business activity shifted to nearby Albany, and the town's population dwindled. [4] The Palmyra post office closed in 1891. [5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [3]
Nicholls is a city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,798 as of the 2010 census, up from 1,008 in 2000, due to counting of the Coffee County Correctional Facility population within the city limits. This facility is privately owned and operated by CoreCivic.
Pinehurst is a city in Dooly County, Georgia, United States. The population was 455 at the 2010 census, up from 307 in 2000.
Albany is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It became prominent in the nineteenth century as a shipping and market center, first served by riverboats. Scheduled steamboats connected Albany with the busy port of Apalachicola, Florida. They were replaced by railroads. Seven lines met in Albany, and it was a center of trade in the Southeast. It is part of the Black Belt, the extensive area in the Deep South of cotton plantations. From the mid-20th century, it received military investment during World War II and after, that helped develop the region. Albany and this area were prominent during the civil rights era, particularly during the early 1960s as activists worked to regain voting and other civil rights. Railroad restructuring and reduction in the military here caused job losses, but the city has developed new businesses.
Putney is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,898 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Waverly Hall is a town in Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 735 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 747.
Smithville is a city in Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 575 at the 2010 census, down from 774 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Avalon is a town in Stephens County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 233. Avalon was named for the Arthurian island of paradise. It was founded in 1882 by Richard Dempsey Yow, and incorporated in 1909. Yow and two brothers started a successful mercantile business there. Although it was at one time a self-contained village with a railway station, post office, school, and church, Avalon's tiny population now shares these functions with those dwelling in nearby towns.
Sasser is a town in Terrell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 393 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Weston is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Georgia, United States, located twenty-three miles southwest of Americus. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the former town was disincorporated and consolidated with the Unified Government of Webster County.
Albany State University is a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become one university under the University System of Georgia (USG). Albany State University has two campuses in Albany and a satellite campus in Cordele.
Pretoria is an unincorporated community located in Dougherty County in the U.S. state of Georgia.
McDaniels is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Brookfield is an unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Allon is an extinct town in Crawford County in the state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. Allon is a name derived from the French meaning "in the woods".
Herod is an unincorporated community in Terrell County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Mayhaw is an unincorporated community in Miller County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Mimsville is an extinct town in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Primrose is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Springvale is an unincorporated community, in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Dickey is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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