Clinchfield, Georgia | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Clinchfield |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Georgia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Houston |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 259 |
Coordinates: | 32.4136°N -83.6383°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 31069 |
Area Code: | 478 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 355193 |
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.[1] A post office was established for Clinchfield and still operates today.[2]