Geographic Center of Georgia Marker

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Near Jeffersonville in Twiggs County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Geographic Center of Georgia

By David Seibert, November 9, 2011

1. Geographic Center of Georgia Marker

Inscription. One and one tenth mile south-southeast from this marker is the geographic center of the state. The center is defined as the balance point of a plane or thin sheet of a uniform thickness in the shape of the area.

The central point is one-quarter mile south-southeast of the Junction of Turvin and Savage Creeks in Twiggs County and about seventeen and one-half miles southeast of Macon. The Geologic Survey Branch of the Department of Natural Resources determined the central point to be at latitude 32° 38´ 46" N., longitude 83° 25´ 54" W.

Erected 1981 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 143-11.)

Location. 32° 39.717′ N, 83° 26.233′ W. Marker is near Jeffersonville, Georgia, in Twiggs County. Marker is at the intersection of Jeffersonville-Bullard Road and Marion Road, on the right when traveling east on Jeffersonville-Bullard Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jeffersonville GA 31044, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Marion (within shouting distance of this marker); Richland Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Arthur Fort, 1750-1833 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Ezekiel Wimberley (approx. 5.6 miles away); Twiggs County (approx. 5.6 miles away); Stone Creek Baptist Church - 1808 (approx. 7.6 miles away); Tarversville (approx. 8.4 miles away); Rev. Vincent A. Tharp Home (1809) (approx. 9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Jeffersonville.

By David Seibert, November 9, 2011

2. Geographic Center of Georgia Marker

Looking northeast on Jefferson-Bullard Road at the intersection with Marion Road

Regarding Geographic Center of Georgia. The GPS location described on the marker as the geographic center of Georgia is in the eastbound lane of Interstate 16.

By David Seibert, November 9, 2011

3. Geographic Center of Georgia Marker

Looking southwest on Jefferson-Bullard Road toward its intersection with Interstate 16

By David Seibert, November 9, 2011

4. Geographic Center of Georgia Marker

The marker stands adjacent to another marker for "Marion" (143-1) at the intersection with Marion Road.

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 14, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,888 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.