Sunsweet, Georgia

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

History

The community was named for the local sun-ripened peach crop.[2] A variant name was "Irby".[1] A post office called Irby was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1909.[3]

gollark: They have nonexistent invisible wings.
gollark: Putting them in hatcheries myself is really quite boring, so if the viewbombers could do it *for* me it'd be great.
gollark: Can I send some eggs I want viewbombed, viewbombers?
gollark: The **Z**ombies are coming.
gollark: Fun fact: if you replace the `/view/` with `/click/` anyone viewing that counts as clicking it.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunsweet
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 June 2019.



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