Spalding, Georgia

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Spalding is an unincorporated community in Macon County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.{{GNIS|333094}}

History

A post office called Spalding was established 1895, and remained in operation until 1904.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=10 June 2019}}

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Spalding as a town in 1869.{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=en6Sb3oYqBgC&pg=PA92|year=1869|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=92}} The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1958.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=209 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

References

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{{Macon County, Georgia}}

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Category:Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)

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

Category:Unincorporated communities in Macon County, Georgia

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