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Georgia Place Names - Greene County
Georgia Place Names - Greene County
| Place Name |
Shown on Historical
Atlas of Georgia Counties Maps |
Other Information |
| Bairdstown |
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map, prior to 1970 maps was in Oglethorpe County |
| Beeman |
none |
name changed to Woodville - Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.16 |
| Beman's Store |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-5 |
| Bethany |
1864,
1865 |
|
| Bethesda |
none |
USGS Georgia list |
| Camp Ground |
1864,
1865 |
|
| Candlers Shoal |
1796 |
|
| Carey |
1899,
1915,
1955 |
also called Litch P.O. on 1915 map |
| Carsons Fer. |
1823 |
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| Cawthon |
1899,
1915,
1970a,
1970b,
2001,
2001b |
on current map, earlier in Hancock County |
| Channell |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-10 |
| Comfort |
1899 |
|
| Crackers Neck |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865 |
|
| Curtrigh |
1874 |
earlier called Curtwright Factory |
| Curtwright Factory |
none |
Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.57, called Curtrigh in 1874 |
| Daniel Springs |
none |
Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.60 |
| Dover |
1864,
1865 |
|
| Durham Town |
none |
USGS Georgia list |
| Factory |
1864 |
|
| Flat Rock |
none |
USGS Historical Place |
| Fort Nell |
none |
Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.85 |
| Grantville |
none |
USGS Historical Place |
| Greensboro |
1822,
1823,
1830,
1834,
1839,
1846,
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1874,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1910,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
current county seat of Greene County |
| Greshamville |
1883,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1915,
1999 |
sometime between 1895 and 1910 it was in Morgan County |
| Harbor Club |
none |
gated community adjacent to Lake Oconee, Athens
Banner-Herald article |
| Holden |
1899,
1915 |
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| Ida |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.74 |
| Idor |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-27 |
| Jacksonville |
none |
USGS Georgia list |
| Jefferson Hall |
1864,
1865 |
|
| Knox |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.81 |
| Liberty |
1895 |
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| Litch P.O. |
1915 |
also called Carey |
| Longshoals Factory |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-31 |
| Mapp's Corner |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-32 |
| Maps |
1864,
1865 |
|
| Mercer University |
1864,
1865 |
|
| Merrills Factory |
1855,
1863,
1864 |
|
| Montgomery |
1839 |
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| Newhope |
none |
Sherwood, The Gazetteer of Georgia, p. 72 |
| Oak Hill, Oakhill |
1864,
1865 |
Oak Hill in 1864, Oakhill in 1865 |
| Oconee |
1874,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895 |
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| Park's Mill |
none |
Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.175 |
| Penfield, Pennfield |
1855,
1864,
1865,
1883,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1915,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map, called Pennfield on 1855, 1864 and 1865 maps |
| Penns |
1899 |
|
| Port Armor |
none |
gated community adjacent to Lake Oconee, Athens
Banner-Herald article |
| Public Square |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865 |
|
| Reynolds Plantation |
none |
gated community adjacent to Lake Oconee, Athens
Banner-Herald article |
| Richland Farm |
1915 |
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| Riverside |
1915 |
|
| Robinson |
1883,
1885b |
by 1895 in Taliaferro County |
| Ruth |
1883,
1885b,
1899,
1910,
1915 |
|
| Scotts Fer. |
1823 |
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| Scull Shoals, Skull Shoals |
1839,
1863,
1864 |
called Scull Shoals on 1839 and 1864 maps, Skull Shoalss on 1863 map |
| Shady Grove |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-47 |
| Siloam |
1883,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Skull Shoals, Scull Shoals |
1839,
1863,
1864 |
called Scull Shoals on 1839 and 1864 maps, Skull Shoals on 1863 map |
| Smyrna, Symma |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865 |
Symma in 1855 and 1863, Smyrna in 1864 and 1865 |
| Symma, Smyrna |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865 |
Symma in 1855 and 1863, Smyrna in 1864 and 1865 |
| Temperance |
none |
Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.228 |
| Thornton's Cross Roads |
none |
name changed to Union Point - Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.230 |
| Thurston |
1955 |
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| Union Point |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1874,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1910,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Veazey |
1883,
1885b,
1899,
1915,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| W.P. Jc. |
1899,
1915 |
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| Wall's Old Fort |
none |
name changed to White Plains - Small, The Post Offices of Georgia
1764-1900...p.2-54 |
| Watsons Grove |
1839 |
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| White Plains |
1839,
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1874,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1910,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Woodville |
1839,
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1874,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Wrayswood |
1899,
1915,
1955 |
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