Spring Place, Georgia Explained

Spring Place, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Label:Spring Place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Murray
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:709
Coordinates:34.7581°N -84.8211°W
Area Code:706 & 762
Blank Name:GNIS ID
Blank Info:356549

Spring Place (also Poinset, Springplace) is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Spring Place in 1826.[2] The community took its name from Spring Place Mission, a nearby Native American Moravian mission.[3]

Spring Place held the county seat of Murray County from 1834 until the seat was transferred to Chatsworth in 1913.[4]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Spring Place as a town in 1885.[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

Notable person

Kate Galt Zaneis (1887-1973), educator, was born in Spring Place.[6]

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 and References

  1. http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Murray.pdf Georgia Department of Transportation-Murray County
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 11 June 2019.
  3. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 211 . 0-915430-00-2.
  4. Web site: A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF MURRAY COUNTY'S HISTORY . Murray County Museum . 11 June 2019.
  5. Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1885. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 409.
  6. http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=ZA001 Oklahoma Historical Society-Kate Galt Zaneis (1887-1973)