Chickasawhatchee, Georgia

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

History

The community took its name from Chickasawhatchee Creek. [2] Variant names were "Chickasawhachee", "Chickasawhatchie", and "Hortonville". [1] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Chickawawhatchee" in 1856. [3] The town's municipal charter was officially repealed in 1995. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasawhatchee
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 42. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1856. p. 384.

Coordinates: 31°42′05″N84°22′29″W / 31.70139°N 84.37472°W / 31.70139; -84.37472


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