Willie, Georgia

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Willie
Ghost town
Willie, Georgia
Country United States
State Georgia
County Liberty
Founded1911
Population
 (1940)
 • Total
192

Willie is an extinct town in Liberty County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

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History

A post office called Willie was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1914. [2] The community was named after Nellie Willie Lee Tuten, the child of a first settler. [3]

The hamlet of Willie disappeared when the town site was seized for the creation of a military installation. Residents were evacuated in the 1940s. [4] Today, the former town site is within the borders of Fort Stewart. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willie
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 255. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  4. ↑ "The town of Willie, Georgia. It is in the Hinesville Army camp area and is being evacuated". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Fort Stewart". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

32°0′50″N81°40′00″W / 32.01389°N 81.66667°W / 32.01389; -81.66667

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