Juliette, Georgia
Juliette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) 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. The film Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed there, and the town has been the focal point of three popular Southern humor books. 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, Georgia | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community Census-designated place | |
Window at the Whistle Stop Café in Juliette | |
Juliette Juliette | |
| Coordinates: 33°6′25″N 83°48′0″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Monroe |
| Named for | Juliette McCracken |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.83 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 380 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 290 |
| • Density | 158.2/sq mi (61.1/km2) |
| ZIP code | 31046 |
| Area code | 478 |
Other movie productions set in Juliette were Cockfighter (1974) starring Warren Oates, A Killing Affair (1986) starring Peter Weller, The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) and the documentary Fried Green Tomorrows: Juliette, Ga. Lives (2006) directed by Neill Calabro and starring Danny Vinson. A small cafe scene set in Juliette in The War (1994) with Kevin Costner also displayed the Juliette Volunteer Fire Department.
The 2020 census listed a population of 290.