Spring Place (also Poinset, Springplace) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Murray County,

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, United States.

History

A post office was established at Spring Place in 1826. The community took its name from Spring Place Mission, a nearby Native American Moravian mission. Spring Place held the

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of Murray County from 1834 until the seat was transferred to Chatsworth in 1913. The

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incorporated Spring Place as a town in 1885. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

Notable person

Kate Galt Zaneis Kate Galt Zaneis (February 17, 1887 - September 9, 1973) was an American educator. In May 1935, she became president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State Teachers College, becoming the first woman to lead a state ...

(1887-1973), educator, was born in Spring Place.Oklahoma Historical Society-Kate Galt Zaneis (1887-1973)
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Historic Site

Chief Vann House Historic Site The Chief Vann House is the first brick residence in the Cherokee Nation, and has been called the "Showplace of the Cherokee Nation (19th century), Cherokee Nation". Owned by the Cherokee Chief James Vann, the Vann House is a Georgia Historic S ...

is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Murray County, Georgia as the Vann House.

Notes

Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Murray County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places disestablished in 1995 {{MurrayCountyGA-geo-stub