Shell Bluff, Georgia

Shell Bluff is an unincorporated community in Burke County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A post office called Shell Bluff was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1913.[2] The community was named for a nearby fossil bed on the Savannah River.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shell Bluff, Georgia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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