Double Run, Georgia

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Double Run is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

A variant name was "Doublerun". [1] A post office called Doublerun was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1919. [2] The community was so named on account of a railroad junction near the original town site. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Double Run
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 63. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

31°51′30″N83°33′30″W / 31.85833°N 83.55833°W / 31.85833; -83.55833

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