Ohoopee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Toombs County , in the U.S. state of Georgia .
4-584: The 2020 Census listed a population of 29. A post office called Ohoopee was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1953. The community took its name from the nearby Ohoopee River . The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ohoopee as a town in 1907. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. Ohoopee was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census . 32°10′49″N 82°13′10″W / 32.18028°N 82.21944°W / 32.18028; -82.21944 This Toombs County, Georgia state location article
8-651: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ohoopee River The Ohoopee River is a 119-mile-long (192 km) river in east-central Georgia in the United States . It is a tributary of the Altamaha River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean . The Ohoopee River rises in Washington County , about 2 miles (3 km) south of Tennille , and flows generally southeastwardly, through or along
12-585: Is referenced in Larry Jon Wilson 's song, "Ohoopee River Bottomland", which appears on Wilson's 1975 album, New Beginnings . Wilson also sings the song in the 1980 documentary, Heartworn Highways . Wilson was born in Swainsboro , just north of the Ohoopee River. The river valley has recently become the site of a yearly music festival known as "Curly Fest" featuring regional artists. Local people pronounce
16-584: The boundaries of Johnson , Emanuel , Treutlen , Candler , Toombs and Tattnall Counties. It joins the Altamaha River 13 miles (21 km) south of Reidsville . In Emanuel County, it collects the Little Ohoopee River, about 54 miles (87 km) long, which rises in Washington County and flows generally southeastwardly through Johnson and Emanuel Counties, past Kite . The Ohoopee River
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