Haddock, Georgia

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Haddock (also known as Haddocks Station) is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 22, to the east of the city of Gray, the county seat.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Skokie: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 28. Its elevation is 499 feet (152 m).{{gnis|356133}}, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-25. Accessed 2007-12-26. It has a post office with the ZIP code 31033.[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code]

Haddock is named for the Haddock family, who owned a large plantation in the area.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/h.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=101 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} It was once an incorporated town (1905) with schools, a train station, a saw mill, a bank, and a canning factory. The town had its beginnings in the 1870s. Prior to this there were trading posts with nearby Indian Territory. Most of the businesses are now closed and it is primarily a bedroom community to Macon and Milledgeville.

Haddock is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Notable people

References

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  • "History of Jones County, Georgia" by C.W. Williams, Burke C., Macon Ga., 1957.
  • "Milledgeville" by J.C. Bonner, Old Capital Press, Milledgeville Ga., 2007.

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jones County, Georgia

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

Category:Macon metropolitan area, Georgia