Tax Crossroads, Georgia

Tax Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A variant name of the community was "Tax".[1] The community was named for the fact tax collectors would pick up tax returns at the local country store.[2] A post office called Tax was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1910.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tax Crossroads
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 222. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 June 2019.



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