Scarboro, Georgia

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

History

The community was named after Enos H. Scarborough, the town's promoter and early postmaster. [2] A variant spelling was "Scarborough". [1] A post office was in operation at Scarboro(ugh) from 1839 until it was discontinued in 1951. [3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Scarboro as a town in 1859. [4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scarboro
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 201. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1860. p. 204.

Coordinates: 32°42′48″N81°52′31″W / 32.71333°N 81.87528°W / 32.71333; -81.87528


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