Colima, Georgia

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

Colima is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.{{GNIS|326226}}

History

A post office called Colima was established in 1886, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1909.{{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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115073301/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=GA&county=Gordon |archivedate=15 January 2016 }} The community was probably named after Colima, in commemoration of the Mexican–American War.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3207%2C519015 | title=Gordon County| work=Calhoun Times | date=1 September 2004 | accessdate=26 April 2015 | pages=87}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Gordon County, Georgia

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