Laingkat, Georgia
Laingkat is an extinct town in Decatur County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] A variant name is "Land Cat".[1]
History
The community was named after Langkat, in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, the origin of a type of tobacco grown locally in Georgia.[2]
gollark: Prove by induction (electromagnetic) || you will not have proven by induction (electromagnetic).
gollark: I meant by electromagnetic induction.
gollark: Please ensure you are equipped to receive packages at multiple km/s.
gollark: Done.
gollark: I'll send you some by GTech™ shipment railgun.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laingkat
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 128. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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