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Townsend, Georgia

Coordinates : 31°32′22″N 81°31′21″W / 31.53944°N 81.52250°W / 31.53944; -81.52250 Townsend is an small town in McIntosh County , Georgia , United States. It lies along State Rou...

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Coordinates: 31°32′22″N81°31′21″W / 31.53944°N 81.52250°W / 31.53944; -81.52250

Townsend is an small town in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 57 northwest of the city of Darien, the county seat.[1] Its elevation is 20 feet (6 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 31331.[3]

Townsend includes the United States Marine Corps's Townsend Bombing Range, which is an over 34,000 acre area used for combat training by all the U.S. military branches' pilots.[4]

History

A post office called Townsend was established in 1894.[5] The community was named after one Joe Townsend.[6]

References

  1. ↑Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06.Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 29.
  2. ↑U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Townsend, Georgia, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-25. Accessed 2008-02-17.
  3. ↑USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ↑"Possible bombing range expansion fires up residents". WTOC TV. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  5. ↑"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  6. ↑Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins(PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 230. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.