Ruralvale, Georgia | |
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  Ruralvale, Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′56″N84°51′50″W / 34.88222°N 84.86389°W Coordinates: 34°52′56″N84°51′50″W / 34.88222°N 84.86389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Whitfield |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 353485 [1] |
Ruralvale is an unincorporated community in Whitfield County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]
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]
Malcolm C. Tarver, a U.S. Representative from Georgia from 1927 until 1947, was born at Ruralvale in 1885. [4]
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