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Georgia Place Names - Henry County
Georgia Place Names - Henry County
| Place Name |
Shown on Historical
Atlas of Georgia Counties Maps |
Other Information |
| Anvil Block |
1883,
1885b |
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| Babb |
1883,
1885b,
1899,
1910,
1915 |
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| Bear Cr. |
1839 |
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| Beersheba |
1899 |
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| Blacksville |
1970a,
1970b,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Brown |
1899 |
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| C.H. (for Court House) |
1822 |
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| Cabin |
1865 |
called Tuckers Cabin on 1839 and 1864 maps |
| Childs |
1910,
1915 |
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| Conley |
1883,
1885b |
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| Cotton River |
1839 |
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| Court H. |
1823 |
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| Double Cabins |
1839 |
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| Dutchtown |
none |
Krakow, Georgia Place-Names, p.67 |
| Factory |
1864 |
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| Fay |
1899,
1910,
1915 |
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| Fayette Sta., Fayette |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865 |
Fayette Sta. in 1855 and 1863, Fayette in 1864 and 1865 |
| Flat Rock |
1839,
1846,
1864,
1865 |
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| Flippen |
1895,
1899,
1904,
1915,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Foresterville |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-20 |
| Fosterville |
1839,
1846,
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865 |
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| Friskey |
1899 |
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| Ghentsville |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.59 |
| Greenwood |
1899,
1904,
1910,
1915,
1955 |
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| Guess |
1883,
1885b |
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| Guin |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.64 |
| Hampton |
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Harveys Mills |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.67 |
| Henry C.H. (Court House) |
none |
name changed to McDonough - Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-25 |
| Hickory Grove |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-25 |
| Island Shoals |
none |
USGS Historical Place |
| Julia |
1899,
1915 |
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| Kelleytown |
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map, called Kellytown on 1955 map |
| Knob |
1899,
1915 |
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| Lake Talmadge |
none |
USGS Georgia list |
| Lallande |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-29 |
| Lilah |
1899 |
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| Locust Grove |
1839,
1846,
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Lovejoys |
1874 |
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| Luella |
1895,
1899,
1904,
1910,
1915,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Luz |
1915 |
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| Mahaers Quarry |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.92 |
| Mahers |
none |
USGS Historical Place |
| Mayday |
1899 |
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| McDonough |
1864,
1865,
1874,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1910,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
current county seat of Henry County |
| Mount Carmel |
1865 |
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| Nydia |
1915 |
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| Ola |
1899,
1915,
1955,
1999 |
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| Peach Stone Shoals, Peach Stone |
1883,
1885b,
1899 |
Peach Stone Shoals in 1883 and 1885, Peach Stone in 1899 |
| Peaks |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-40 |
| Peeksville |
1883,
1885b,
1899,
1915 |
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| Pinehurst |
none |
USGS Georgia list |
| Pittsburg |
1865 |
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| Pleasant Grove |
1839,
1846 |
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| Pleasant Hill |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-41 |
| Rape |
1899,
1915 |
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| Rex |
1883,
1885b |
on current Clayton County map |
| Richardson |
1915 |
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| Sandy Ridge |
1839,
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1883,
1885b,
1899,
1915 |
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| Scarbrough Cross Roads |
none |
USGS Georgia list |
| Spencer's Store |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-48 |
| Spring |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.137 |
| Stockbridge |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1874,
1883,
1885,
1885b,
1895,
1899,
1904,
1915,
1952,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
1999,
2001,
2001b |
on current map |
| Strickland |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.140 |
| Summit |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.141 |
| Swan Lake |
none |
USGS Georgia list |
| Tax |
none |
Hemperly, Cities, Towns and Communities of Georgia...p.143 |
| Towalaga |
1915 |
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| Tuckers Cabin |
1839,
1864 |
called Cabin on 1865 map |
| Tunis |
1899,
1910,
1915 |
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| Tussaha |
1915 |
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| Wano |
1883,
1885b |
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| White House |
1855,
1863,
1864,
1865,
1883,
1885b |
called Whitehouse on later maps |
| Whitehouse |
1899,
1915,
1955,
1970a,
1970b,
2001,
2001b |
on current map, called White House on maps before 1899 |
| Willingham |
none |
Small, The Post Offices of Georgia 1764-1900...p.2-56 |
| Woodstown |
1899,
1915 |
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| Wynn's Mills |
1883,
1885b |
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