What city and state was the Tara plantation located in 'Gone With the Wind'?

McGruff

"Though there's no plantation called Tara anywhere near Jonesboro, Georgia, the romance of it is far from gone with the wind. (Author Margaret Mitchell based the fictional Tara on a family-owned property near Jonesboro). More than 60 years after 'Gone With the Wind' was first published, more than 250,000 copies are still sold yearly. The Clayton County area is steeped with the fictional story of Scarlett and Rhett and the actual Battle of Jonesboro, the Confederate attempt to keep Union General Sherman from marching through Atlanta to the Sea in the War Between the States." http://www.lovetripper.com/issues/issue-31/gone-with-wind-museum-easm.html May 07 03, 6:08 AM

MonkeyOnALeash

Jonesboro is just South of Atlanta proper and is considered to be "Atlanta" by local standards. Jonesboro is window-rattlingly close to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport. There does exist a Lake Tara in Jonesboro! http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=wl&client=firefox-a&hl=en&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s Jun 19 07, 8:19 PM