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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Georgia, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°42′36″N 86°34′20″W / 38.71000°N 86.57222°W / 38.71000; -86.57222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLawrence
TownshipSpice Valley
Elevation650 ft (200 m)
ZIP code47446
FIPS code18-27396
GNIS feature ID450950

Georgia is an unincorporated community in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

History

Georgia was platted in 1853. The community was named after the state of Georgia. A post office was established at Georgia in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgia, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 205.
  4. "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  5. "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
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