Waverly Hall, Georgia

Waverly Hall is a town in Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama metropolitan statistical area. The population was 638 in 2020.

History

A post office called Waverly was established in 1829. The community derives its name from Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Waverly Hall as a town in 1914.

Waverly Hall is located in west-central Georgia within the Piedmont geographical region at , in eastern Harris County. Alternate U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 85 run northeast to southeast through the city, leading southwest to Columbus and north to Shiloh. The two highways meet Georgia State Route 208 in the northern city limits. Atlanta is by road to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which, or 0.60%, are water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 709 people, 249 households, and 176 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 638.