Uptonville,_Georgia

Uptonville, Georgia

Uptonville, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.

Uptonville is an unincorporated community in Charlton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A variant name was "Wainwright".[1] A post office called Wainright was established in 1883, the name changed to Uptonville in 1909, and the post office closed in 1916.[2] The present name is after John and Ben Upton, proprietors of a local sawmill.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uptonville
  2. [2]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Uptonville". Charlton County Archives. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

30°53′59″N 82°04′05″W


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