Woodbury is a city in
Meriwether County,
Georgia
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, United States. The population was 908 at the 2020 census.
History
The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directl ...
incorporated Woodbury in 1913. The community most likely was named after
Levi Woodbury (1789–1851), American justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Geography
Woodbury is located in southeastern Meriwether County at (32.980588, -84.580979).
Georgia State Routes
18,
74,
85, and
109 pass through the city. Route 18 leads northwest to
Greenville, the
county seat
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, and northeast to
Zebulon. Route 74 goes east out of Woodbury with Route 18 but leads southeast to
Thomaston; to the north Route 74 leads to
Gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...
. Route 85 goes north to Gay with Route 74 but also leads south to
Manchester
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. Route 85 Alternate runs through the north side of Woodbury and leads southwest to
Warm Springs. Route 109 follows Route 18 both northwest and east out of Woodbury but leads east to
Barnesville.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Woodbury has a total area of , of which , or 1.43%, are water.
The
Flint River passes east of the city, and
Pine Mountain rises three miles to the south.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 908 people, 456 households, and 260 families residing in the city.
In popular culture
* Woodbury is featured prominently in ''
The Walking Dead'' comic book franchise as a fortified survivor settlement run by a leader called
The Governor during a
zombie apocalypse
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There are many d ...
. In the
television series of the same name, the Woodbury scenes were filmed in
Senoia, to the north.
*Woodbury is the primary setting of ''The Walking Dead'' novel series which follows the lives of the residents both before and after Woodbury's appearance in the comic book series. The novels focus on the town's reign under the Governor, the aftermath, and the residents' fight against various enemies, including the undead, doomsday cultists, and a militia that attacks to abduct the town's children for experimentation on finding a cure to the zombie virus.
*Woodbury also appears in ''
The Walking Dead: Destinies'' video game which adapts part of the TV series season 3 storyline regarding the town.
References
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Meriwether County, Georgia