Scarboro, Georgia

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

History

The community was named after Enos H. Scarborough, the town's promoter and early postmaster.[2] A variant spelling was "Scarborough".[1] A post office was in operation at Scarboro(ugh) from 1839 until it was discontinued in 1951.[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Scarboro as a town in 1859.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scarboro
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 201. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1860. p. 204.



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