Matt, Georgia

Matt is an unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. It is located on Georgia State Route 369, which is named Matt Highway where it passes through the community.

Matt, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Matt
Location in the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°17′56.4″N 84°9′10.8″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyForsyth
Elevation
1,220 ft (370 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

A post office was in operation at Matt from 1896 until 1911.[1] The identity of the town's namesake is unclear; it possibly was named after Matt J. Williams, a county judge.[2]

Education
gollark: The new £ coins are quite weird.
gollark: It *does* say >=5.5GPa there. That's pretty high pressure.
gollark: It's vaguely weird how the whole cultural thing of guns and whatnot is completely absent here in the UK, because of the "ban everything remotely dangerous" attitude here.
gollark: In the picture I mean.
gollark: There are some numbers on what looks like a power supply.

References
  1. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 144. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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