Alvaton, Georgia

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvaton, Georgia
  2. 1 2 3 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 4. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1911. p. 533.

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