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Mountain_Hill,_Georgia Latitude and Longitude:

32°43′23″N 85°01′22″W / 32.72306°N 85.02278°W / 32.72306; -85.02278
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Mountain Hill is an unincorporated community in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

History

A post office called Mountain Hill was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1904. [2] According to tradition, the community was so named because a first settler liked mountains. [3] A variant name was "Talleytown". [1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Hill
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 152. ISBN  0-915430-00-2.

32°43′23″N 85°01′22″W / 32.72306°N 85.02278°W / 32.72306; -85.02278