Doctortown, Georgia

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Grave still visible at Doctortown Drawdy-Knight Cemetery, William T. Drawdy in Doctortown.jpg
Grave still visible at Doctortown

Doctortown is a ghost town in Wayne County, Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

History

The first white settlement at Doctortown was made in 1827, at the site where a Native American village once stood. [2] A post office was established at Doctortown in 1857, and remained in operation until 1967. [3] The community was named for the fact a medicine man once had lived near the original town site. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doctortown
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 62. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 37.

Coordinates: 31°39′13″N81°49′45″W / 31.65361°N 81.82917°W / 31.65361; -81.82917


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