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Subligna, Georgia

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Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States
Subligna
Unincorporated community
Sawmill in Subligna, circa 1900Sawmill in Subligna, circa 1900
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Coordinates: 34°33′36″N 85°11′15″W / 34.56000°N 85.18750°W / 34.56000; -85.18750
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyChattooga
Settledc. 1848
Incorporated1870
Disestablished1995

Subligna is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States.

History

A post office was established at Subligna in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953. The name honors a settler named Dr. William Dunlap Underwood, subligna being a Latin construct meaning "under wood".

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Subligna as a town in 1870. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Subligna, Georgia
  2. "Chattooga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. "Subligna". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 37. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1870. p. 175.
  5. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 214. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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