Near Valdosta in Lowndes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Troupville
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 5, 2014
1. Site of Troupville Marker
Erected 1927 by Valdosta Chapter U.D.C. 471.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 30° 51.18′ N, 83° 20.65′ W. Marker is near Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of St. Augustine Road (Georgia Route 133) and Val-Tech Road, on the right when traveling west on St. Augustine Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valdosta GA 31602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Troupville (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Augustine Road (approx. half a mile away); Valdosta Street Railroad Company Waiting Station, 1917 (approx. 3.4 miles away); Drexel Park (approx. 3½ miles away); Valdosta Institute (approx. 4 miles away); Old Carnegie Library (approx. 4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 4 miles away); Flame of Freedom (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valdosta.
Also see . . . Troupville, GA. (Submitted on July 4, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
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Photographed by Google Earth, July 26, 2025
2. Site of Troupville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on July 26, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
