Murrays Crossroads, Georgia

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Murrays Crossroads (also Murray, Murrays Cross Roads, and Poindexter) was an unincorporated community in Schley County, Georgia, United States. It was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 with State Route 240, to the north of the city of Ellaville, the county seat of Schley County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Skokie: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 28. The elevation of the location is 440 feet (134 m).{{gnis|326414}}, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-25. Accessed 2007-12-26. In the late 19th century it was a "prosperous country settlement", which had its own post office by 1884. Thomas E. Watson gave a speech at Murray's Crossroads in 1893. In 1959, it was referred to as a "town". By 2021, however, it was referred to as a "past example" of a rural community.

The community is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86137439/tom-watson-in-schley-county/|date=1893-08-04|page=7|title=Tom Watson in Schley County|newspaper=The Macon Telegraph|location=Macon, Georgia}}

{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86137484/woodlands-comprise-half-of-schleys-farm/|date=1959-01-21|page=5|title=Woodlands Comprise Half Of Schey's Farm Acreage|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|location=Atlanta, Georgia}}

{{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3e799ccf-423b-49f0-b8c4-f87252b6dc24|page=7|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form|publisher=United States Department of the Interior , National Park Service}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.rivervalleyrc.org/images/SchleyCounty/Schley_Co_-_Ellaville_Comprehensive_Plan_22-26_DRAFT_4-29-2021_1.pdf|page=16|year=2021|author1=Schley County Board of Commissioners|author2=Ellaville Mayor and Council|author3=River Valley Regional Commission|title=Schley County: Ellaville Comprehensive Plan 2022–2026}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Schley County, Georgia

Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Americus, Georgia micropolitan area

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