Red Bud, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°31′58″N 84°48′59″W / 34.53278°N 84.81639°W / 34.53278; -84.81639
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Red Bud, Georgia
Coordinates: 34°31′58″N 84°48′59″W / 34.53278°N 84.81639°W / 34.53278; -84.81639
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyGordon
Elevation669 ft (204 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)706/762
GNIS feature ID356490[1]
Other namesRedbud[1]

Red Bud is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States.

History[edit]

A post office called Red Bud was established in 1852, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1928.[2] The community was named for a grove of red bud trees near the original town site.[3][4]

Notable People[edit]

George Right Smith - (1837 - 1903), Private in the Confederate Army elevated to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. After the war, bought a farm just south of Redbud settling very close to his wife's (Spencer) family farm.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redbud, Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  2. ^ "Gordon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Gordon County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 92. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°31′58″N 84°48′59″W / 34.53278°N 84.81639°W / 34.53278; -84.81639