Cork, Georgia

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

History

A variant name was "Dublin".[1] The present name is after Cork, in Ireland, the native land of a large share of the early settlers.[2]

gollark: It's... not hugely different?
gollark: They're obviously not. That contradicts so many things.
gollark: I mean, maybe you'd get very basic stuff in ten years?
gollark: *2030*? Seriously?
gollark: Not hugely scary.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cork
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.