Griffin (Ga.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
גריפין (ג'ורג'יה)
Name (Latin)
Griffin (Ga.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Griffin, Ga
Coordinates
-84.2708 -84.2708 33.2475 33.2475 (gooearth )
W0841551 W0841551 N0331448 N0331448 (geonames )
Associated country
Georgia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 265454001
Wikidata: Q1012372
Library of congress: n 81144694
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 33°14ʹ48ʺN 084°15ʹ51ʺW)
  • Its History of Griffin, 1959.

Wikipedia description:

Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,478. Griffin was founded in 1840 and named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin. Griffin Technical College was located in Griffin from 1963 and a branch of Southern Crescent Technical College is in Griffin. The Griffin Synodical Female College was established by Presbyterians, but closed. The University of Georgia maintains a branch campus in Griffin.

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