Piney Grove Georgia Map

About Piney Grove, Georgia

Piney Grove is a locality in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 434. The population density is 61.2 people per km². Piney Grove is located at 32.6155°N, 85.0388°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 31555, 31808.

Piney Grove emerges from the red-clay piedmont where the land flattens into an expanse of longleaf pine and stubborn, creeping kudzu. It lies 26.0 miles west-southwest of Hinesville, GA (from Hinesville, GA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 11.9 miles northwest of Jesup. Goose Creek carves a dark, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish weight toward the horizon. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Griffin Ridge anchors the skyline, providing a jagged contrast to the surrounding fields of pecan trees. The atmosphere holds a heavy, humid stillness, particularly when the late afternoon sun turns the dust of the unpaved backroads into a fine, copper-colored haze. Beyond the immediate thickets, the terrain softens toward the deeper reaches of Big Hammock Wildlife Management Area, where the silence is broken only by the rhythmic drone of cicadas and the occasional rustle of brush.

Piney Grove carries the quiet residue of an agricultural heritage that once relied heavily on the seasonal rhythms of the peach harvest. While the local economy has transitioned, the physical layout remains dictated by the original courthouse square, where the architecture reflects a utilitarian austerity born of necessity. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Cherokee Lakes for recreation, a reprieve from the heat that settles over the region during the long growing season. Despite the proximity of Raccoon Flat, the community maintains a self-contained character, moving at a pace that favors conversation over haste. Life in Piney Grove is defined by these small, persistent habits, where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the changing color of the soil and the slow, inevitable growth of the timber that gives the place its name.

About This Piney Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Piney Grove, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.615464, -85.03881. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Piney Grove includes the ZIP code (31555, 31808), telephone area code (229), county seat of Wayne County (Jesup), and school district assignment (Harris County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.