Spring Place, Georgia
Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States
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Spring Place (also Poinset, Springplace) is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States.[1][2]
Spring Place, Georgia | |
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  Spring Place  Spring Place | |
| 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 codes | 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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Spring Place as a town in 1885.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[4]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.
