Ducktown, Georgia

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

History

The name may be a transfer from Ducktown, Tennessee. [2] A post office called Ducktown was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1903. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1912 as the "Town of Ducktown". [4] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ducktown, Georgia
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 65. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1912. p. 857.

Coordinates: 34°14′38″N84°14′58″W / 34.24389°N 84.24944°W / 34.24389; -84.24944


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