Glasgow, Georgia

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

History

A post office called Glasgow was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community was named after Glasgow, in Scotland, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers.[3]

gollark: <@481991918008664095> Are you okay‽
gollark: Utter \🫁!
gollark: <@481991918008664095> Consume 207 apioform/m².
gollark: No, not the name-pinkization one...
gollark: <@481991918008664095> Initiate procedure CONTEMPLATIVE THICKET *urgently*.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glasgow, Georgia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 94. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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