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Coordinates: 37°16′26″N 94°32′36″W / 37.27394°N 94.54329°W / 37.27394; -94.54329
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Georgia City, Missouri
Town (now defunct)
Location of Jasper County in the state of Missouri
Location of Jasper County in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Missouri's location in the U.S.
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesJasper
Town1868 - 1930
GNIS Feature ID746053

Georgia City, Missouri, is the name of a former town in Jasper County, Missouri, about 15 miles north of Joplin, Missouri.

History

Georgia City was founded in January 1868 by John C. Guinn.[1] Named after his home state, Georgia (U.S. state), it had a population of 200 in March 1869.[1] James Clayton Cox was also one of the founders.[2] A post office was established at Georgia City in 1870, and remained in operation until 1904.[3]

The town site was located in Sections 4 and 5 of Township 29 N, Range 33 W,[4] where present-day Oak Road dead-ends at County Road 270, about four miles east of Asbury, Missouri, 37°16′26″N 94°32′36″W / 37.27394°N 94.54329°W / 37.27394; -94.54329.[5]

By 1883, the population had declined to 50,[6] and by 1912 the town had essentially disappeared,.[1] In February 1930, it officially ceased to exist when the county court granted a petition presented by Lottie Guinn Young, daughter of the founder, asking that the streets and alleys of the platted village be vacated and the land formally returned to farm acreage.[7] Now all that remains is the Georgia City Cemetery at 37°17′22″N 94°32′31″W / 37.28950°N 94.54190°W / 37.28950; -94.54190.[8][9]

Maps

Some historical maps survive:

References

  1. ^ a b c A History of Jasper County, Missouri, and Its People, Volume 1 by Joel Thomas Livingston, 1912, VOL. 1, pages 75, 76., retrieved on February 10, 2012, retrieved on February 6, 2012
  2. ^ A Narrative of the Origin and Wanderings of the Cox Family by Clark Cox, retrieved on February 6, 2012
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ An Illustrated Historical Atlas Map of Jasper County, Mo. published by Brink, McDonough and Company, 1876, retrieved on February 10, 2012
  5. ^ "Georgia City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  6. ^ The History of Jasper County, Missouri, Mills & Co., Des Moines, IA, 1883, retrieved on February 12, 2012
  7. ^ The Carthage Evening Press, Carthage, Missouri, 11 February 1930, page 1, column 3.
  8. ^ "Georgia City Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  9. ^ "Georgia City Cemetery". FindaGrave.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
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