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Double_Branches,_Georgia Latitude and Longitude:

33°45′07″N 82°19′58″W / 33.75194°N 82.33278°W / 33.75194; -82.33278
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Double Branches is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

A post office called Double Branches was established in 1823, and remained in operation until 1926. [2] The community's name is locational, after two streams near the original town site. [3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Double Branches, Georgia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 63. ISBN  0-915430-00-2.

33°45′07″N 82°19′58″W / 33.75194°N 82.33278°W / 33.75194; -82.33278