Palmyra is an unincorporated community in Lee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
The community was named after the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria.[1] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmyra as a town in 1840.[2]
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and the town's population dwindled.[3] The Palmyra post office closed in 1891.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.