Fayetteville Depot The 1902 Southern Railway depot at Fayetteville once served as city hall; it's now used for community activities. The town hasn't had a railroad since 1939, when Southern Railway abandoned the section from Roseland, near Atlanta, to Williamson, southwest of Griffin. Built as the Atlanta & Florida in 1887-88, the rail line was acquired by Southern in 1895. Fayetteville, a city of 16,124, is the county seat of Fayette County.   RailGa.com. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. © Steve Storey Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home