Po Biddy Crossroads, Georgia

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Po Biddy Crossroads
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Po Biddy Crossroads
Coordinates: 32°41′25″N84°28′19″W / 32.69028°N 84.47194°W / 32.69028; -84.47194
CountryUnited States
State Georgia
County Talbot
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID326474 [1]

Po Biddy Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. [1]

The settlement is located 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Talbotton on U.S. Route 80.

History

Po Biddy Crossroads acquired its name following a dinner party in the community where fried chicken was served. When a guest took the last piece of chicken, a female guest exclaimed, "there goes the last of the po' biddy!" (Southern vernacular for "poor little chicken"). The name "Po Biddy" was later proposed by someone registering a filling station at the settlement, "and the community has borne the moniker ever since". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Po Biddy Crossroads
  2. Goff, John H. (2007). Placenames of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. p. 114. ISBN   9780820331294.