Mimsville, Georgia

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Mimsville is an extinct town in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

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History

The first permanent settlement at Mimsville was made about 1880. [2] A post office called Mimsville was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1914. [3] The community was named after Robert L. Mims, a local storekeeper. [2]

The 1906 Cyclopedia of Georgia calls it a "post-hamlet of Baker County, near the northeast corner of Miller county. Corea, on the Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railroad, is the nearest station." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mimsville
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 148. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ Cylopedia of Georgia, Vol. 2, p. 599 (1906)

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