Attapulgus, GA is located 24.67 miles from Tallahassee, FL. Attapulgus is a city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 449.[3]
The town's name is an Indian word meaning "Dogwood"; due to the abundance of attapulgite, which makes up the clay soil throughout much of the Southeast, the mineral was named after the town.
