Ruralvale, Georgia

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Ruralvale, Georgia
unincorporated community
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Ruralvale, Georgia
Coordinates: 34°52′56″N84°51′50″W / 34.88222°N 84.86389°W / 34.88222; -84.86389
Country United States
State Georgia
County Whitfield
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30710
GNIS feature ID353485 [1]

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

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History

A variant spelling is "Rural Vale". [1] A post office called Rural Vale was established in 1852, and remained in operation until 1908. [2] The community was descriptively so named on account of its rural location. [3]

Notable person

Malcolm C. Tarver, a U.S. Representative from Georgia from 1927 until 1947, was born at Ruralvale in 1885. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruralvale, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 194. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  4. ↑ "TARVER, Malcolm Connor". US House of Representatives. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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