Juliette, GA

Juliette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. The community is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area. Named for Juliette McCracken, daughter of a railroad engineer, the town formed with the merging of Brownsville and Iceberg. Less than 10 miles outside of Juliette is the Jarrell Plantation, historical site on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places with a museum and a park. Juliette is also home to Plant Scherer, one of the nation's largest power generation facilities. In Juliette, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture.

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The map tells the story in Juliette, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. After the filming of Fried Green Tomatoes, the sets used for the town's main street were renovated into a tourist district, complete with a fully operational "Whistle Stop Cafe". Juliette is in northeastern Monroe County, on the west bank of the Ocmulgee River, which forms the Monroe– Jones County line. U.S. Route 23 passes through the west side of the community, leading southeast 23 miles to Macon and northwest 17 miles to Jackson.