Georgia City, Missouri | |
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Town (now defunct) | |
 Location of Jasper County in the state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location in the U.S. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Jasper |
| Town | 1868 - 1930 |
| GNIS Feature ID | 746053 |
Georgia City is the name of a former town in Jasper County, Missouri, United States, approximately 15 miles north of Joplin.
Georgia City was founded in January 1868 by John C. Guinn. [1] Named after his native state, Georgia, it had a population of 200 in March 1869. [1] James Clayton Cox was also one of the founders. [2] A post office was established at Georgia City in 1870, and remained in operation until 1904. [3]
The town site was located in Sections 4 and 5 of Township 29 N, Range 33 W, [4] where present-day Oak Road dead-ends at County Road 270, approximately four miles east of Asbury, 37°16′26″N94°32′36″W / 37.27394°N 94.54329°W . [5]
By 1883, the population had declined to 50, [6] and by 1912 the town had essentially disappeared,. [1] In February 1930, it officially ceased to exist when the county court granted a petition presented by Lottie Guinn Young, daughter of the founder, asking that the streets and alleys of the platted village be vacated and the land formally returned to farm acreage. [7] Now all that remains is the Georgia City Cemetery at 37°17′22″N94°32′31″W / 37.28950°N 94.54190°W . [8]
Some historical maps survive:
Newton County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,648. Its county seat is Neosho. The county was organized in 1838 and is named in honor of John Newton, a hero who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Avilla is a rural village in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 103 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Avilla is the fourth-oldest settlement in Jasper County today, founded in 1856. It was platted and laid out for public use July 23, 1858, by Andrew L. Love and David S. Holman.
Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 15,522 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Jasper County and is nicknamed "America's Maple Leaf City."
Maxville is a former town on U.S. Route 66, approximately two miles (3 km) east of Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad, LLC is a Class II Regional Railroad in the U.S. states of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas. The company is headquartered in Carthage, Missouri. It is not to be confused with the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad which connected Joplin, Missouri, with Helena, Arkansas, from 1906 to 1946.
The Spring River is a 129-mile-long (208 km) waterway located in southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma.
Kendricktown is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route V, immediately north of the city limits of Carthage and just south of U.S. Route 71. The main road through town is a former alignment of US 71. Kendricktown was founded by Kendrick Snyder.
Avilla R-13 School District or Avilla R-XIII School District is a rural public elementary and middle school located in Avilla, Missouri, USA. For grades kindergarten through eight, it is the only school in the district. In the 2000 census, the district schooled 153 pupils and had 13 teachers on staff. Programs include basketball and agriculture, and the school boasts a low student to teacher ratio. Avilla is located at 37°11′38″N94°07′44″W, in Jasper County ten miles east of Carthage, Missouri on MO Route 96 and four miles west of the Lawrence County line.
The Joplin, Missouri, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Jasper and Newton counties in southwest Missouri, anchored by the city of Joplin. The estimated 2020 population of the Joplin, MO (MSA) is 181,460.
U.S. Route 71 (US 71) is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs from Louisiana to Canada. US 71 enters Missouri from Arkansas in the town of Jane. US 71 serves the cities of Joplin, Kansas City and St. Joseph. At noon on December 12, 2012, the section of US 71 between Pineville, Missouri and I-435 in south Kansas City was also designated as a northern extension of Interstate 49 (I-49).
Dudenville is an unincorporated community in Dade and Jasper counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its elevation is 1,086 feet (331 m), and it is located at 37°18′20″N94°5′0″W.
Annie White Baxter was a Missouri politician. At her election as county clerk of Jasper County, Missouri, in 1890, she became the first elected female office-holder in the state, as well as the first female county clerk in the United States.
Galesburg is an unincorporated community in northwest Jasper County in southwest Missouri, United States. The community is located on the south bank of the Spring River, approximately twelve miles north of Joplin.
Jones Creek is a stream in Jasper and Newton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Center Creek.
Joplin Creek is a stream in Jasper County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Turkey Creek.
Parshley is an unincorporated community in southern Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Prosperity is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is northeast of Joplin and just southeast of Webb City, sitting east of Missouri State Highway 249.
Turkey Creek is a stream in Jasper and Newton counties of southwest Missouri and Cherokee county of southeastern Kansas in the United States. It is a tributary of the Spring River.
Joplin Township is an inactive township in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
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