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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johntown (historical)
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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