Carnegie,_Georgia

Carnegie, Georgia

Carnegie, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, US

Carnegie is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A variant name was "Grubbs".[1] The present name is after Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist.[2] A post office called Grubb opened in 1892, the post office was renamed Carnegie in 1903, and the post office closed in 1967.[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Carnegie" in 1910.[4] The town's charter was dissolved in 1995.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnegie
  2. [2]
    Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. [4]
    Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1910. p. 491.

31°38′35″N 84°46′45″W


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