Chalybeate Springs is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]
History
The first settlement at Chalybeate Springs was made in the 1830s. [2] The community was named for a chalybeate-impregnated mineral spring near the original town site. [2] A variant name is "Chalybeate". [1] A post office called Chalybeate Springs was established in 1860, the name was changed to Chalybeate in 1895, and the post office closed in 1929. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1907 as the "Town of Chalybeate Springs". [4] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995. [2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalybeate Springs
- ^ a b c Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1908. p. 536.
Municipalities and communities of
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