Magnolia, Georgia

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Magnolia is an unincorporated community in Clinch County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

An old variant name was "Polk". [1] A post office called Polk was established in 1851, the name was changed to Magnolia in 1852, and the post office closed in 1861. [2] The present name is after a grove of magnolia trees near the original town site. [3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Magnolia as a town in 1854; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [3]

Magnolia once held the county seat, a courthouse having built at the site in 1852. [4] The courthouse burned to the ground in 1856, at which time the county seat was transferred to Homerville. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Magnolia
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 142. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  4. 1 2 Huxford, Folks (1916). History of Clinch County, Georgia. J.W. Burke Company. p.  36.

30°53′17.76″N82°43′56.50″W / 30.8882667°N 82.7323611°W / 30.8882667; -82.7323611


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