Elberta, Georgia

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Elberta is an unincorporated community located in northern Houston County, Georgia, United States.{{GNIS|331641}} The community lies along State Route 247. It is part of the Warner Robins, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Elberta was an incorporated municipality from 1958 until 1970.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=71 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} The community was named after the "Elberta peach" grown near the original town site.

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Houston County, Georgia

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

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