Georgia, Indiana

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Georgia, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Georgia
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Georgia
Coordinates: 38°42′36″N86°34′20″W / 38.71000°N 86.57222°W / 38.71000; -86.57222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lawrence
Township Spice Valley
Elevation
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200 m (650 ft)
ZIP code
47446
FIPS code 18-27396 [2]
GNIS feature ID450950 [1]

Georgia is an unincorporated community in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

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Geography

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]

History

Lawrence County, Indiana, in 1919, showing Georgia in the southern part of the county Lawrence County, Indiana, 1919.png
Lawrence County, Indiana, in 1919, showing Georgia in the southern part of the county

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] A number of schools operated in and around Georgia. A new schoolhouse was built in January 1898. The architect and builder was Reuben Bereford, and the school was said at the time to be "the finest country schoolhouse in Lawrence County." [10] A previous Georgia Schoolhouse operated circa 1892. [11]

In 1866, Georgia had a population of 50. [12]

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, [13] and 42 in 1920. [14]

Georgia's population was 25 in 1940. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgia, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 273.
  4. ↑ "Standard Map Series of Indiana" (PDF). Standard Map Company. 1919. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  5. 1 2 History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  205, 231.
  6. ↑ "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pleasant Run and Spice Valley Townships". LawrenceCountyHistory.org. 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ Guthrie, James Mitchell (1958). Thirty Three Years in the History of Lawrence County, Indiana, 1884-1917. Greenfield, IN: Mitchell-Fleming Printers. p. 28.
  10. ↑ "Untitled". Bedford Democrat. Bedford, IN. January 14, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Republican Meetings". Bedford Mail. Bedford, IN. October 21, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  12. ↑ Indiana State Gazetteer and Shippers' Guide for 1866-67. Vol. 1. Rosser, Spring & Cowen. 1866. p. 36.
  13. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled. J. R. Gray & Company. 1900. p. 135.
  14. ↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 186.
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