Calvary, Georgia

Calvary is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Grady County, Georgia, United States.

[2] It is located along Georgia State Route 111, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Cairo, the Grady County seat.

The top crops in the county are cotton, corn and peanuts, while chickens are overwhelmingly the most important livestock.

[6][7] The area where Calvary is located was settled circa 1835-1836 by emigrants from Sampson County, North Carolina.

"[10] On 15 June 1869 Harrison Fairbanks was named Postmaster in Calvary, Georgia (then part of Decatur County).

Map of Georgia highlighting Grady County