Magnolia, Georgia

Magnolia is an unincorporated community in Clinch County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

An old variant name was "Polk".[1] A post office called Polk was established in 1851, the name was changed to Magnolia in 1852, and the post office closed in 1861.[2] The present name is after a grove of magnolia trees near the original town site.[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Magnolia as a town in 1854; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[3]

Magnolia once held the county seat, a courthouse having built at the site in 1852.[4] The courthouse burned to the ground in 1856, at which time the county seat was transferred to Homerville.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Magnolia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  4. ^ a b Huxford, Folks (1916). History of Clinch County, Georgia. J.W. Burke Company. p. 36.
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