Baxter, Georgia

Baxter, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Baxter, Georgia Location within the state of Georgia Show map of Georgia Baxter, Georgia Baxter, Georgia (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°44′19″N84°04′29″W / 34.73861°N 84.07472°W / 34.73861; -84.07472
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Union
Elevation [1]	2,129 ft (649 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	706 & 762
GNIS ID	331107 [1]

Baxter is an unincorporated community in Union County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. ^[1]

History

A post office called Baxter was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1953. ^[2] Baxter was located inland away from railroads.

In 1984 US Army Sgt. Major Ira T. Harkins retired from Fort Hood and purchased the land and moved there with his wife, Pauline Harkins and built a home where the boarding house once stood. The boarding house was moved adjacent to the Post Office building, where both still stand to this day as private property. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baxter, Georgia
2. "Union County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
3. Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p.  146.