Spring Place, Georgia | |
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| Coordinates: 34°45′29″N84°49′16″W / 34.75806°N 84.82111°W Coordinates: 34°45′29″N84°49′16″W / 34.75806°N 84.82111°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] |
Spring Place (also Poinset,Springplace) is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States. [1] [2]
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 [6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.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]
Kate Galt Zaneis (1887-1973), educator, was born in Spring Place. [7]
Chief Vann House Historic Site is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Murray County, Georgia as the Vann House.
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