Raysville, Georgia

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Raysville is an unincorporated community in McDuffie County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] The community is on a peninsula jutting into Lake Strom Thurmond (Clarks Hill Lake) between Big Creek and Germany Creek arms of the lake. Georgia Route 43 passes through the community. [2]

History

A post office called Raysville was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1908. [3] The community was named after Joseph Ray, a pioneer settler. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raysville, Georgia
  2. ↑ Winfield, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979 (1985 rev.)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 185. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

33°37′08″N82°28′54″W / 33.61889°N 82.48167°W / 33.61889; -82.48167

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