Palmyra, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.

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

History

The community was named after the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmyra as a town in 1840.[3]

With the construction of the railroad through the area and the concerns that the community's low elevation was prone to mosquito-borne diseases, as a result business activity shifted to nearby Albany, and the town's population dwindled.[4] The Palmyra post office closed in 1891.[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmyra, Georgia
  2. ^ Gosa, Jon (April 30, 2017). "Forgotten". Albany Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  4. ^ "Marker Monday: Palmyra". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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31°38′16″N 84°11′40″W / 31.63778°N 84.19444°W / 31.63778; -84.19444


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