Petty, Georgia

Petty, Georgia
Petty Community
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Georgia
County Mitchell
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 229

Petty is an unincorporated community located in Mitchell County, Georgia.[1]

Geography

Petty's latitude is at 31.178517 and its longitude is at -84.1679591. Petty lies at the end of Ironweed Road. Mayhaw Lane, Midway Road, Back 9 Road, Old Georgia Highway/Route 3, Hog Haw Road, Mount Zion Church Road, Microwave Road, and US Route 19 run through the area. Howell Lake is the area's primary water source.[1]

Churches

Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church is the area's church.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Petty is a small farming community.

Civil

Petty sports many abandoned houses (one being on Mayhaw Lane). It also has a plant that employs many of the town's residents. Fritz Horse Farm is one of the town's farms. The town was settled on a railroad crossing which rests at the end of Ironweed Road.

Cemeteries

Pinecrest Memory Gardens is the town's cemetery.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Petty, Georgia GA Community". Georgia Hometown Locator. Retrieved 2011-08-06.

Coordinates: 31°16′01″N 84°08′55″W / 31.26694°N 84.14861°W