Jacksonboro, Georgia

Last updated

Jacksonboro is a ghost town in Screven County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

A variant name is "Jacksonborough". [1] The community was named after James Jackson (1757–1806), Revolutionary War soldier, Georgia Congressman, Senator and Governor. [2]

Jacksonboro served as the original seat of Screven County. [3] The county seat was transferred to Sylvania in 1847. [4]

Little remains of the original community besides the old Seaborn Goodall House. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonboro (historical)
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 118. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. Published by the author. p.  925.
  4. ↑ "Sylvania, Georgia", The New Georgia Encyclopedia, accessed 10 Jun 2020
  5. ↑ "The Goodall House". GA Historical Society. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

32°49′21″N81°37′22″W / 32.8223855°N 81.6228873°W / 32.8223855; -81.6228873


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.