Cadwell is a town in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 381 in 2020.
History
The
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incorporated the place as the "Town of Cadwell" in 1907. The community was named after Matthew and Rebecca Cadwell, the original owners of the town site.
Geography
Cadwell is located in southwestern Laurens County at (32.340353, -83.042462).
Georgia State Route 117
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passes through the town as its Main Street; via SR 117 it is northeast to
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, the
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, and southwest to Eastman. State Route 126 passes through the center of Cadwell as Burch Street; it leads northwest to
Chester
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and southeast to
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.
According to the
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, Cadwell has a total area of , of which , or 2.52%, are water. The west side of the town drains to Bay Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Alligator Creek and part of the
Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River () is a western tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi (410 km) long, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the westernmost major tributary of the Altamaha. of 2000, there were 329 people, 136 households, and 93 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 381.