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Rocky Mount is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

History

The first permanent settlement at Rocky Mount was made in the 1830s. A post office called Rocky Mount was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1909.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rocky Mount as a town in 1877. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Mount, Georgia
2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
4. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1877. p. 178.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Greenville
Cities	Greenville Luthersville Manchester‡ Warm Springs Woodbury
Towns	Gay Haralson‡ Lone Oak Pine Mountain‡
Unincorporated communities	Alps Alvaton Chalybeate Springs Durand Harris City Odessadale Primrose Raleigh Rocky Mount St. Marks White Sulphur Springs Wooster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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