Axson, Georgia

Axson, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Axson
Coordinates: 31°16′35″N 82°44′04″W / 31.27639°N 82.73444°W / 31.27639; -82.73444Coordinates: 31°16′35″N 82°44′04″W / 31.27639°N 82.73444°W / 31.27639; -82.73444
Country United States
State Georgia
County Atkinson
Elevation 177 ft (54 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 31624
Area code(s) 912
GNIS feature ID 354419[1]

Axson is an unincorporated community in Atkinson County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 82, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) east of Pearson. Axson has a post office with ZIP code 31624.[2][3]

History

An early variant name was "McDonald's Mill".[1] A post office called Axson has been in operation since 1916.[4] The latter name is after First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Axson
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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