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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruckersville, Georgia
- 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 194. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ↑ "Elbert County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ↑ Knight, Lucian Lamar (1917). A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians. Lewis publishing Company. p. 439.
- ↑ Shoemaker, Rebecca S. (2004). The White Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-973-7.
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