Mitchell is a town in Glascock County, Georgia, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census, and 153 in 2020. Mitchell is home to the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum.
History
Mitchell had its start in the 1880s, when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after R. M. Mitchell, a railroad official.
The town was profiled in an article in The Los Angeles Times in 1978, with a reporter describing it as "a town that harks back to a simpler, more innocent America of a century ago," and noting that "The folks who live here in east-central Georgia's picturesque countryside know one another so well tha the wife of the former mayor called the community 'one big security blanket'
Geography
thumb|left|Mitchell's former railroad depot, now the Mitchell Depot Historical Museum, is located along [[Georgia State Route 102|Georgia Highway 102 in downtown Mitchell.]]
Mitchell is located in western Glascock County at the intersection of State Routes 102 and 123. SR 102 leads east to Gibson, the Glascock County seat, and southwest to Sandersville, while SR 123 leads northwest to Sparta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Mitchell has a total area of , of which , or 0.42%, is water.
As of the census