Ausmac, Georgia

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Ausmac, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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Georgia Southwestern Railroad crossing in Ausmac
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Ausmac, Georgia
Coordinates: 30°59′47″N84°37′27″W / 30.9964°N 84.6242°W / 30.9964; -84.6242
Country United States
State Georgia
County Decatur
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
39852
Area code 229
GNIS feature ID331067 [1]

Ausmac is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [2]

History

The name "Ausmac" is an amalgamation of Ausley and McCaskill, two businessmen in the local turpentine industry. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ausmac". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ausmac, Georgia
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 10. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.


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