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Hemp, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°53′00″N 84°10′19″W / 34.88333°N 84.17194°W / 34.88333; -84.17194
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Hemp (also known as Hemptown) is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A post office called Hemptown was established in 1879, and closed 1880. The post office was restarted under the name Hemp in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956.[2] "Hemp place" is an English translation of the native Cherokee-language name.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hemp, Georgia
  2. ^ "Fannin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ^ "The Names Stayed". Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. August 29, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

34°53′00″N 84°10′19″W / 34.88333°N 84.17194°W / 34.88333; -84.17194