Graves, Georgia

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Graves is an unincorporated community in Terrell County, Georgia, United States. [1]

A variant name for the community was "Graves Station". [1] A post office called Graves Station was established in 1888, the name was changed to Graves in 1927, and the post office closed in 1980. [2] The community has the name of one Iverson Graves. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graves
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 97. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

31°46′06″N84°31′09″W / 31.76833°N 84.51917°W / 31.76833; -84.51917

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