Spring Place, Georgia
Spring Place (also Poinset, Springplace) is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
History
A post office was established at Spring Place in 1826. The community took its name from Spring Place Mission, a nearby Native American Moravian mission.
Spring Place held the county seat of Murray County from 1834 until the seat was transferred to Chatsworth in 1913.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Spring Place as a town in 1885. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
Notable person
Kate Galt Zaneis (1887-1973), educator, was born in Spring Place.
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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Place, Georgia
- ^ Georgia Department of Transportation-Murray County
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 11, 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 June 11, 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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