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Georgia, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°42′36″N86°34′20″W / 38.71000°N 86.57222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lawrence |
Township | Spice Valley |
Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
ZIP code | 47446 |
FIPS code | 18-27396 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 450950 [1] |
Georgia is an unincorporated community in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
Georgia lies 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Bedford, the county seat of Lawrence County. [3] It is southwest of Mitchell, on what was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). [4]
Georgia was platted by Alexander and John Case, in 1853. It was established on section 12 of the township. [5] The community was named after the state of Georgia. [6] [7] A post office was established at Georgia in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917. [8] The Georgia School was also established in 1857. [9]
In 1866, Georgia had a population of 50. [10]
By the early 1900s, Georgia was one of more than 30 towns and hamlets in the county, the others being Armstrong, Avoca, Becks, Bedford, Bono, Bosler, Bryantsville, Buddha, Bartlettsville, Buff Ridge, Carr, Coxton, Dark Hollow, Dodd, Fayetteville, Flatwood, Ft. Ritner, Guthrie, Heltonville, Hoosier, Huron, Indiana, Keach, Lehman, Lawrenceport, Logan, Miles Standish, Mitchell, Oolitic, Peerless, Pinhook, Prosser, Reed, Rock Ledge, Rivervale, Sand Pit, Shawswick, Silverville, Springville, Thornton, Tunnelton, Wallner, Williams, Yockey, and Zelma. [5] The population of Georgia was 26 in 1900, [11] and 42 in 1920. [12]
Georgia's population was 25 in 1940. [3]