Pepperton, Georgia

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

History

Pepperton was named for a red pepper patch near the original town site.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pepperton as a town in 1897.[3]

Much of the community was annexed by Jackson in 1966.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pepperton, Georgia
  2. "Butts County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1898. p. 287.
  4. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 174. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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