Murrays Crossroads (also Murray, Murrays Cross Roads, and Poindexter) was an
unincorporated community
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in
Schley County,
Georgia
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, United States. It was located at the intersection of
U.S. Route 19
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The highway's southern ...
with
State Route 240, to the north of the city of
Ellaville, the
county seat
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of Schley County. The elevation of the location is 440 feet (134 m).
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, 1979-09-25. Accessed 2007-12-26. In the late 19th century it was a "prosperous country settlement", which had its own
post office
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by 1884.
Thomas E. Watson
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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.
References
Unincorporated communities in Schley County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Americus, Georgia micropolitan area
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