Choestoe, Georgia

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Choestoe, Georgia
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Choestoe, Georgia
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Choestoe, Georgia
Choestoe, Georgia (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°47′43″N83°53′14″W / 34.79528°N 83.88722°W / 34.79528; -83.88722
Country United States
State Georgia
County Union
Elevation
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1,939 ft (591 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 706 & 762
GNIS ID 331396 [1]

Choestoe is an unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia, United States. [1] [2]

Choestoe is a name most likely derived from the Cherokee language meaning "Rabbit place." [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choestoe, Georgia
  2. Georgia Department of Transportation-Union County
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 42. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.