Historical Marker

Old Clinton

Clinton · Jones County

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The Story

Laid out in 1808 on a New England-style grid, Clinton was Georgia's fourth-largest town by 1820 and a thriving seat of trade and learning; bypassed by the railroad, it survives as a remarkably intact antebellum village.

About this site

Old Clinton is a historical marker in Clinton, Jones County. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Jones County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.9972, -83.5591 near Clinton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clinton Female Seminary (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Samuel Griswold, Sherman’s Right Wing, and The Stoneman Raid.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.9972, -83.5591 · Clinton, Jones County

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Clinton Female Seminary

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Jones County High School

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