Amsterdam, Georgia

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Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.{{GNIS|331039}}

History

Amsterdam had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book|last1=Candler|first1=Allen Daniel|last2=Evans|first2=Clement Anselm|title=Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=05wSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA56|year=1906|publisher=State historical association|page=56}} The community was named after Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=5 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} A post office called Amsterdam was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1959.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Decatur County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 September 2017}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Decatur County, Georgia

Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)