Petty is an
unincorporated community
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located in
Mitchell County,
Georgia
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Geography
Petty's latitude is at 31.178517 and its longitude is at -84.1679591. Petty lies at the end of Ironweed Road. Mayhaw Lane, Midway Road, Back 9 Road, Old Georgia Highway/Route 3, Hog Haw Road, Mount Zion Church Road, Microwave Road, and US Route 19 run through the area. Howell Lake is the area's primary water source.
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Churches
Pleasant View Missionary Baptist
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Church is the area's church.[
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Demographics
As of 2011 Petty is a small farming community.
Civil
Petty sports many abandoned houses (one being on Mayhaw Lane). It also has a plant that employs many of the town's residents. Fritz Horse Farm is one of the town's farms. The town was settled on a railroad crossing which rests at the end of Ironweed Road.
Cemeteries
Pinecrest Memory Gardens is the town's cemetery.[
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References
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Mitchell County, Georgia
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