Chalybeate Springs, Georgia

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Chalybeate Springs is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

The first settlement at Chalybeate Springs was made in the 1830s. [2] The community was named for a chalybeate-impregnated mineral spring near the original town site. [2] A variant name is "Chalybeate". [1] A post office called Chalybeate Springs was established in 1860, the name was changed to Chalybeate in 1895, and the post office closed in 1929. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1907 as the "Town of Chalybeate Springs". [4] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalybeate Springs
  2. 1 2 3 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 38. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1908. p. 536.

Coordinates: 32°51′24″N84°34′49″W / 32.85667°N 84.58028°W / 32.85667; -84.58028


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