Pilcher Pond

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Pilcher Pond
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Pilcher Pond
Location McIntosh County, Georgia
Coordinates 31°28′47″N81°35′44″W / 31.4795964°N 81.5956233°W / 31.4795964; -81.5956233 Coordinates: 31°28′47″N81°35′44″W / 31.4795964°N 81.5956233°W / 31.4795964; -81.5956233
Type lake

Pilcher Pond is a lake in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

Pilcher Pond was named after Samuel Pilcher, a pioneer citizen. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilcher Pond
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 176. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.