Heardmont, Georgia

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

History

A post office called Heardmont was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] The community was named for Stephen Heard, an early Governor of Georgia, who lived at Heardmont.[3]

gollark: I made you do that to cast doubt on the idea of me being the astornomer, of course.
gollark: I am him. I'm also you.
gollark: What if "the astornomer" is secretly the banana person, but an alt?
gollark: That was a while ago, I assume this was more recent.
gollark: And also taunted Spirit about it.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heardmont, Georgia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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