Townsend, Georgia

Townsend is an unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 57 northwest of the city of Darien, the county seat.^[1] Its elevation is 20 feet (6 m).^[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 31331.^[3]

Townsend, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°32′22″N 81°31′21″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	McIntosh
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	31331
GNIS feature ID	324263

Townsend includes the United States Marine Corps's Townsend Bombing Range, which is an over 34,000 acre area used for combat training by all the U.S. military branches' pilots.^[4]

History

A post office called Townsend was established in 1894.^[5] The community was named after one Joe Townsend.^[6]