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Schley County (/ s l aɪ / SLY) [1] is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 4,547. [2] The county seat is Ellaville. [3] Schley County is part of the Americus, GA micropolitan statistical area. It is named in honor of Governor William Schley. [1]
English: This is a locator map showing Schley County in Georgia. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
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Murrays Crossroads (also Murray, Murrays Cross Roads, and Poindexter) was an unincorporated community in Schley County, Georgia, United States. It was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 19 with State Route 240, to the north of the city of Ellaville, the county seat of Schley County. [1] The elevation of the location is 440 feet (134 m). [2]
Cities in Schley County, Georgia (1 P) U. Unincorporated communities in Schley County, Georgia (3 P) This page was last edited on 27 October 2011, at 10:09 (UTC). ...
In 1826, it served as temporary county seat for Lee County upon the creation of the then vast county. Pond Town soon became a lively town noted for horse racing and whiskey. In 1831, the area became part of Sumter County. Ellaville was founded in 1857 as county seat of the newly formed Schley County. It was incorporated as a town in 1859. [5]
This is a list of properties and districts in Schley County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
Pond Town was the temporary county seat of Lee County, Georgia when the county was first established from Muscogee (Creek) Nation lands in 1826. The county was very large and otherwise lacked European-American settlement. It was replaced in 1828. Pond Town evolved to become the town of Ellaville and became the county seat of Schley County in 1857.