Stilesboro, Georgia

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Stilesboro, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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Stilesboro, Georgia
Location within the state of Georgia
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Stilesboro, Georgia
Stilesboro, Georgia (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°06′17″N84°54′57″W / 34.10472°N 84.91583°W / 34.10472; -84.91583
Country United States
State Georgia
County Bartow
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 770, 678 & 470
GNIS ID 30178

Stilesboro is an unincorporated community in southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States. [1]

History

A post office was established at Stilesboro in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953. [2] The community was named after William H. Stiles, an early settler. [3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Stilesboro as a town in 1866. [4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stilesboro, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Bartow County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bartow County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 24. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1866. p.  293.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 213. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.


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