Alvaton, Georgia
Alvaton is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
History
Alvaton had its start when the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad was extended to that point. A post office was established at Alvaton in 1908. The community was named after one Alva McCrary. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Alvaton as a town in 1911. The town was officially dissolved in 1995.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvaton, Georgia
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1911. p. 533.
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