Gay, GA

Gay is a town in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 census counted 110 residents. An early variant name was "Sasserville". A post office called Gay has been in operation since 1886. The Cotton Fair, founded in 1972 and formerly called the "Cotton Pickin' Fair", is held in Gay, Georgia each May and October. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Gay, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Gay, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. State Routes 74 and 85 run concurrently through the town, leading north 16 miles to Senoia and south 8 miles to Woodbury. State Route 109 Spur leads southwest from Gay 9 miles to Greenville, the Meriwether county seat. Gay includes the Flint River.