New Troupville town historic marker on GA 133 just west of the Withlacoochee River 2024-10-23

It’s back: the Georgia Historical Society marker for the town of Troupville.

It’s on the north side of GA-133 (St. Augustine Road), west of I-75 exit 18, just east of the Withlacoochee River.

[Troupville Town Site Historical Marker 2024, Georgia Historical Society, Plus UDC marker]
Troupville Town Site Historical Marker 2024, Georgia Historical Society, Plus UDC marker

TROUPVILLE

The settlement of Troupville once existed near here, about four miles northwest of present-day Valdosta. The town was named Troupville in honor of George M. Troup, governor of Georgia from 1823 to 1827. In 1833, the county seat of Lowndes County moved from Franklinville to Troupville, which was incorporated in 1837 and continued as county seat until 1860. When the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, running from Savannah toward Pensacola, surveyed for right-of-way in the area, the proposed route bypassed Troupville. Lowndes County established the new town of Valdosta on the new railroad line. Shortly after train operations began in 1860 the county seat transferred to Valdosta. Early residents of the town include the Ayer, Briggs, Ellis, Griffin, Hall, Howell, Jones, Morgan, Smith, and Treadwell families, many of whom are buried at the nearby Troupville Cemetery.

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Re-erected by the Georgia Historical Society in 2024

1961

This is the image on GHS’s web page about this marker.

[Picture by Georgia Historical Society]
Picture by Georgia Historical Society

Although they seem somewhat confused about where is:

Tips for finding this marker: In Valdosta just west of I-17 on St. Augustine Rd

Silly me. I used to think I-75 went by Valdosta.

I had to look up I-17. It runs from Flagstaff to Phoenix, entirely within Arizona.

There’s another marker at the northeast corner of Val Tech Road and GA 133:

[UDC marker on Val Tech Road at GA 133]
UDC marker on Val Tech Road at GA 133

Site of Troupville
The first town and
stage coach line in
Lowndes County.
settled 1836.

This marker erected by
Valdosta Chapter U.D.C.
471 April 26th 1927

Here’s a map.

[Map: Troupville Town Site Marker in WLRWT]
Map: Troupville Town Site Marker in the WWALS map of the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT).
The GHS marker is highlighted towards the right.
The UDC marker is top left of center, by Val Tech Road.

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[Looking west, 2024:10:23 18:18:44, 30.8492850, -83.3380680]
Looking west, 2024:10:23 18:18:44, 30.8492850, -83.3380680

[Looking east, 2024:10:23 18:19:09, 30.8492850, -83.3380680]
Looking east, 2024:10:23 18:19:09, 30.8492850, -83.3380680