Graves, Georgia
Graves
Graves Station | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
Graves Location in Georgia Graves Graves (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 84°31′09″W / 31.76833°N 84.51917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Terrell |
| Post office established | 1888 (as Graves Station) |
| Named after | Iverson Graves |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
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 Iverson Graves.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Graves
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
31°46′06″N 84°31′09″W / 31.76833°N 84.51917°W