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Powelton is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Powelton Baptist Church, in 2007
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History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Powelton in 1816; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1901. A post office was in operation at Powelton from 1804 until 1913.

Powelton was the location, in 1822, of a meeting of Baptists that led to the formation of the Georgia Baptist Convention.

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