Jolly, Georgia

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

History

A post office called Jolly was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1910.[2] The community was so named for the "jolly" demeanor of its original inhabitants.[3] A variant name is "Travelers Rest".[1]

gollark: Fortunately, we currently lack the sufficiently competent AI part.
gollark: If you have a competent AI programmed to "maximize [some societal parameter]", it will immediately remove all power from humans which might otherwise stop it.
gollark: At least use an actual fridge thing and not thermoelectric cooling!
gollark: It would do that anyway, something something convergent instrumental goals.
gollark: Well, okay, not literally the worst, but a bad one.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jolly
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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