Mineola, Georgia

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

Mineola sign on Old U.S. Route 41

History

A post office called Mineola was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1920.[2] "Mineola" is a name derived from an unidentified Native American language meaning "much water".[3]

gollark: Just keep your water pumps upstream of your sewage outflow.
gollark: Meanwhile I'm thinking up how purely functional HQ9+ ("HasQ9+") would work.
gollark: I don't agree.
gollark: no.
gollark: With a type system.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mineola, Georgia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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