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'''Mallorysville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Wilkes County, Georgia|Wilkes County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>{{GNIS|317649}}</ref> |
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'''Mallorysville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Wilkes County, Georgia|Wilkes County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>{{GNIS|317649}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Mallorysville was named after William Mallory, a county official.<ref name="Names">{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=143 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The Mallorysville post office closed in 1903.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref> |
Mallorysville was named after William Mallory, a county official.<ref name="Names">{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=143 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The Mallorysville post office closed in 1903.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref> |
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The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Mallorysville as a town in 1819.<ref>{{cite book | url=https:// |
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Mallorysville as a town in 1819.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/compilationoflaw00lama | title=A Compilation of the Laws of the State of Georgia: Passed by the Legislature | publisher=T.S.Hannon | year=1821 | page=[https://archive.org/details/compilationoflaw00lama/page/1050 1050]}}</ref> The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.<ref name="Names" /> |
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 10 November 2023
Mallorysville is an unincorporated community in Wilkes County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
[edit]Mallorysville was named after William Mallory, a county official.[2] The Mallorysville post office closed in 1903.[3]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mallorysville as a town in 1819.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallorysville, Georgia
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ A Compilation of the Laws of the State of Georgia: Passed by the Legislature. T.S.Hannon. 1821. p. 1050.
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