Cyrene, Georgia

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Cyrene, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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Cyrene, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°00′N84°42′W / 31°N 84.7°W / 31; -84.7
Country United States
State Georgia
County Decatur
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
39852
Area code 229
GNIS feature ID326242 [1]

Cyrene is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [2]

History

A post office called Cyrene was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1938. [3] The community was named after the ancient city of Cyrenaica. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cyrene". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cyrene, Georgia
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 56. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.


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