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Saint Marks, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°07′31″N 84°49′16″W / 33.12528°N 84.82111°W / 33.12528; -84.82111
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Saint Marks is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A post office called Saint Marks was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1910.[2] The community took its name from the local St. Marks Masonic Lodge.[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Saint Marks as a town in 1897.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Marks, Georgia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  4. ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1898. p. 304.

33°07′31″N 84°49′16″W / 33.12528°N 84.82111°W / 33.12528; -84.82111