Audubon, Georgia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States}}

Audubon is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.{{GNIS|326164}} The community lies about {{convert|10|mi}} northeast of the county seat at Calhoun.{{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=10 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

History

A post office called Audubon was in operation from 1900 until 1911.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=GA&county=Gordon | title=Gordon County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 April 2015}} The community was likely named for John James Audubon, the American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4168%2C507743 | title=Gordon County| work=Calhoun Times | date=1 September 2004 | accessdate=26 April 2015 | pages=84}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Gordon County, Georgia

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