Ideal Map
Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 518 at the 2000 census.
The town was originally named Joetown, but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an "ideal" place for a railroad station, and the other declared he'd just named it.
Ideal is located at 32°22?23?N 84°11?20?W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W / 32.37306; -84.18889 (32.372918, -84.188822).
Nearby cities include Montezuma, Ellaville, Butler, Andersonville, Reynolds.