Place:Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, United States

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NameGriffin
TypeCity
Coordinates33.248°N 84.271°W
Located inSpalding, Georgia, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery
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Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia. 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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