| Official Name: | Cadwell, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Laurens |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 381 |
| Population Density Km2: | 117.37 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 304.07 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3403°N -83.0425°W |
| Elevation M: | 120 |
| Elevation Ft: | 394 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31009 |
| Area Code: | 478 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-12344[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0331305[3] |
Cadwell is a town in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 381 in 2020.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Cadwell" in 1907.[4] The community was named after Matthew and Rebecca Cadwell, the original owners of the town site.[5]
Cadwell is located in southwestern Laurens County at 32.3403°N -83.0425°W (32.340353, -83.042462).[6] Georgia State Route 117 passes through the town as its Main Street; via SR 117 it is northeast to Dublin, the county seat, and southwest to Eastman. State Route 126 passes through the center of Cadwell as Burch Street; it leads northwest 8miles to Chester and southeast to Alamo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Cadwell has a total area of 3.3km2, of which 0.08sqkm, or 2.52%, are water.[7] The west side of the town drains to Bay Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Alligator Creek and part of the Ocmulgee River watershed. The east side drains via Long Branch to Lime Sink Creek, a tributary of Alligator Creek and the Ocmulgee.
As of the census of 2000, there were 329 people, 136 households, and 93 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 381.