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]

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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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