Mauk, Georgia

Mauk, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 32°30′5.9″N 84°25′16″W / 32.501639°N 84.42111°W / 32.501639; -84.42111Coordinates: 32°30′5.9″N 84°25′16″W / 32.501639°N 84.42111°W / 32.501639; -84.42111
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Taylor
Elevation	781 ft (238 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31058
Area code(s)	478
GNIS feature ID	0317801[1]

Mauk is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Georgia, United States.^[2] It lies approximately 12 km south of Junction City.

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  Mauk Post Office (ZIP code: 31058)

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  The Original Mauk School began as a one room schoolhouse when it was built in 1909 and was located on the North side of Georgia Hwy 90. When the school pictured was opened to white children the original school was used by non white children until it was closed in the mid-1950s. This building was sold to Hinton Woodall who used it as a barn for several years. It was demolished several years later.The school pictured was built in the 1930s during the segregation era as a white only school and is located on Ga. Hwy. 127. The school was closed as a public school in 1956. In 1970, it was reopened as a private school and operated for a few years before the private school was disbanded. It was placed on theNational Register of Historic Places on December 30, 2008.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Taylor County, Georgia, United States County seat: Butler City Butler Town Reynolds CDP Howard Unincorporated community Mauk