Rocky Mount, Georgia

Rocky Mount is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

The first permanent settlement at Rocky Mount was made in the 1830s.[2] A post office called Rocky Mount was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1909.[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rocky Mount as a town in 1877.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[2]

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 26 May 2019.
  4. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1877. p. 178.



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