Odessadale, Georgia

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

History

Variant names were "Odessa" and "Xerxes". [1] A post office called Odessadale was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1953. [2] The present name is after Odessa Jane Thompson, the daughter of a pioneer citizen. [3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town as Odessadale in 1905. [4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odessadale
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 164. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  4. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1905. p. 1025.

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