Greenwood, Georgia

Greenwood, Georgia
Greenwood Community
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Georgia
County Mitchell
Elevation 151 ft (46 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 31730
Area code(s) 229

Greenwood is an Unincorporated community located in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States.[1]

Geography

Greenwood's latitude is at 31.198 and its longitude is at -84.34. Its elevation rests at 151 feet. Greenwood appears on the Branchville U.S. Geological Survey Map.[1]

Churches

The Greenwood Free Will Baptist Church sits in the area as well as the Anitoch Baptist Church.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Greenwood consists mostly of rural farming families.[1]

Civil

Greenwood supports two former schoolhouses. One is now Fran's Frames and Gallery. It was known as Greenwood school. It rests on Ga Hwy 97. On Greenwood Road there sits a small abandoned home next to the Greenwood Free Will Baptist Church. This is all that is left of a small one-room schoolhouse. The last classes were held in the late 1940s. It has since been divided up into rooms for a home. As of 2011 it sits empty.[1]

Location

Greenwood sits on the intersection of Ga Highway 97 and Greenwood Road. Fox Run Road, Kurbo Lane, Pipeline Road, Sassafras Tea Road, Richards Lane, and Flats Road also rest in the area.[1]

External links

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Greenwood, Georgia GA Community". Georgia Hometown Locator. Retrieved 2011-05-17.


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