Graves, Georgia
Graves is an unincorporated community in Terrell County, Georgia, United States.[1]
A variant name for the community was "Graves Station".[1] A post office called Graves Station was established in 1888, the name was changed to Graves in 1927, and the post office closed in 1980.[2] The community has the name of one Dr. Graves, an early settler.[3]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graves
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 58.
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Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 84°31′09″W / 31.76833°N 84.51917°W
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