Johnstonville~1821~GHM~102-2~Lamar County
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Sprinterman
N 33° 05.350 W 084° 04.459
16S E 773078 N 3664980
At Johnstonville on Johnstonville Rd NE of Barnesville
Waymark Code: WM4JWE
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2008
Views: 13
Established in 1821, Johnstonville was the first county seat of Monroe County. It was named for the Johnston family which came here from South Carolina. The old home place of John Johnston, the original settler, is still standing and still in the family. In 1821 Monroe County extended from Houston County to Fayette County and from Ocmulgee to the Flint Rivers. Later both Bibb and Pike Counties were formed largely from it. Pike subsequently being further divided into Spalding, Upson and Butts Counties.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 102-2
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Not listed
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