Alvaton, Georgia
Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
Alvaton is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
Alvaton had its start when the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office was established at Alvaton in 1908.[3] The community was named after one Alva McCrary.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Alvaton as a town in 1911.[4] The town was officially dissolved in 1995.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvaton, Georgia
- ^ a b c Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1911. p. 533.
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Municipalities and communities of Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Greenville
- Greenville
- Luthersville
- Manchester‡
- Warm Springs
- Woodbury
- Gay
- Haralson‡
- Lone Oak
- Pine Mountain‡
communities
- Alps
- Alvaton
- Chalybeate Springs
- Durand
- Harris City
- Odessadale
- Primrose
- Raleigh
- Rocky Mount
- St. Marks
- White Sulphur Springs
- Wooster
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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33°10′15″N 84°34′50″W / 33.17083°N 84.58056°W / 33.17083; -84.58056
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