Clyo, Georgia

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|subdivision_name2 = Effingham

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Clyo is an unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along Georgia State Route 119, {{convert|8.1|mi}} north-northeast of Springfield. Clyo has a post office with ZIP code 31303.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=November 21, 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=November 21, 2015|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|url-status=dead}}

History

"Tuckasee King", a former variant name of Clyo, served as Effingham County seat from 1784 until 1787.{{cite web | url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/effingham-county | title=Effingham County | publisher=New Georgia Encyclopedia | accessdate=8 April 2018}} A post office called Clyo has been in operation since 1897.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=8 April 2018}} The community was named after Clio, the muse of history in Greek mythology.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=46 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Effingham County, Georgia

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