Bushnell, Georgia

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Bushnell is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

The community was named after G. L. Bush, a local politician. [2] A post office called Bushnell was in operation from 1903 until 1922. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Bushnell" in 1907, with the town corporate limits extending in a two-mile (3.2 km) radius from the Atlanta, Birming and Atlantic Railroad depot. [4] The town's charter was legislatively repealed less than one year later in 1908. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bushnell, Georgia
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 29. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1907. p. 491.

31°33′37″N82°57′36″W / 31.56028°N 82.96000°W / 31.56028; -82.96000


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