Clinton, Georgia

Clinton is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along US 129/SR 11/SR 18/SR 22 near the southwest border of Gray.

Clinton, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Lowther Hall in 1934
Clinton
Clinton
Coordinates: 32°59′55″N 83°33′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyJones
Elevation
548 ft (167 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)478
GNIS feature ID355194[1]

History

Clinton was originally called DeWitt, and under the latter name was founded in 1808.[2] The present name is after DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), seventh and ninth governor of New York.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Clinton" in 1816.[3] A post office called Clinton was established in 1821, and remained in operation until 1924.[4] The town's municipal charter was officially dissolved in 1995.[2]

Notable person

Ellen Craft Abolitionist leader

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gollark: I mean, probably? But you would still have to sit there being exercised. And there would probably be issues with them not being coordinated properly with the rest of the body.
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gollark: I mean, on the one hand, free food and housing and such. On the other hand, everything else about it is very horrible.
gollark: Punching criminals and whatever else "superheroes" do is probably up there for "least efficient ways to deal with crime".

References
  1. "Clinton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. Park's annotated code of the state of Georgia. The Harrison company. 1916. p. 533.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 April 2018.



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