Armuchee, Georgia

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Armuchee ({{IPAc-en|ɑːr|'|m|ɜːr|tʃ|iː}} {{respell|ar|mur|chee}}) is an unincorporated community in both Floyd County and Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 27, {{convert|9|mi}} north of Rome.

Armuchee has a post office with ZIP code 30105.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=May 26, 2015|author=United States Postal Service}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=May 26, 2015|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|url-status=dead}} The Richard B. Russell Airport is in Armuchee.

History

The community takes its name from nearby Armuchee Creek.{{cite book |author=Krakow, Kenneth K. |url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf |title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins |publisher=Winship Press |year=1975 |isbn=0-915430-00-2 |location=Macon, GA |pages=7}} A post office called Armuchee has been in operation since 1837.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=April 1, 2018}} On November 1, 2020 Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, hosted a campaign rally at the airport. This was the only visit to Floyd County, Georgia by a sitting president.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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{{Floyd County, Georgia}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Floyd County, Georgia

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

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