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Clinchfield, Georgia

Coordinates: 32°24′49″N 83°38′18″W / 32.41361°N 83.63833°W / 32.41361; -83.63833
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Clinchfield, Georgia
Clinchfield is located in Georgia
Clinchfield
Clinchfield
Location within the state of Georgia
Clinchfield is located in the United States
Clinchfield
Clinchfield
Clinchfield (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°24′49″N 83°38′18″W / 32.41361°N 83.63833°W / 32.41361; -83.63833
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyHouston
Elevation259 ft (79 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
31069
Area code478
GNIS feature ID355193[1]

Clinchfield is an unincorporated community in south-central Houston County, Georgia, United States. It lies near U.S. Route 341 at the junction of Georgia Highway 224. It is part of the Perry, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinchfield started as a place for the workers of the Penn-Dixie cement plant to live when the plant was constructed in the early 1920s. The cement plant is still in operation today and is currently owned by Cemex, Inc.[2] A post office was established for Clinchfield and still operates today.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clinchfield, Georgia
  2. ^ "Clinchfield Cement Plant". cemexusa.com. Cemex. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "CLINCHFIELD". tools.usps.com. United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 8, 2024.