Bolingbroke, Georgia
Bolingbroke, founded in 1867, is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.[1] It lies just north of Macon, between Interstates 475 and 75. The community is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History[]
The community was named after Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English philosopher and politician.[2] Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1912.[3] Bolingbroke was dissolved as a municipality in 1995.[2]
Geography[]
Boilingbroke is located in the southeastern part of Monroe County in between I-75 and I-475. Downtown Macon is 14 mi (23 km) southeast via I-75, and Atlanta is 71 mi (114 km) northwest, also via I-75.
Events[]
The Bolingbroke Southern Jam music festival has been produced here since 2009. There is an annual Christmas parade.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Bolingbroke". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts and Resolutons of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1912. p. 627.
- ^ Bolingbroke Southern Jam. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Aug 2010
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Coordinates: 32°56′57″N 83°48′12″W / 32.94917°N 83.80333°W
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