Townsend is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in McIntosh County,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, United States. It lies along State Route 57 northwest of the city of Darien, the

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...

. Its elevation is 20 feet (6 m). It has a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

with the ZIP code 31331. Townsend includes the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

's Townsend Bombing Range, which is an over 34,000 acre area used for combat training by all the U.S. military branches' pilots.

History

A post office called Townsend was established in 1894. The community was named after one Joe Townsend.

References

Unincorporated communities in McIntosh County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated coastal places in Georgia (U.S. state) {{McIntoshCountyGA-geo-stub