Mystic, Georgia

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Mystic, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Mystic is located in Georgia
Mystic
Mystic
Coordinates: 31°37′20″N 83°20′09″W / 31.62222°N 83.33583°W / 31.62222; -83.33583Coordinates: 31°37′20″N 83°20′09″W / 31.62222°N 83.33583°W / 31.62222; -83.33583
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyIrwin
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31769
Area code(s)229
GNIS feature ID319187[1]

Mystic is an unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on Georgia State Route 32, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west-northwest of Ocilla. Mystic has a post office with ZIP code 31769, which opened on July 6, 1896.[2][3] It is described as a "tight-knit community" where "everyone knows everyone", 2.5 hours south of Atlanta.[4]

History[]

A post office was established at Mystic in 1896.[5] The community was named after Mystic, Connecticut, the former home of an early settler.[6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mystic as a town in 1903.[7] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[8] One reference states that Mystic was the original home of Nelson Tift, founder of Albany, Georgia, but it is perhaps equally likely that the homestead was that of , for whom nearby Tift County was named.[8]

Mystic was struck by a tornado on December 17, 2019, which did significant damage to the community and several buildings.[4][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mystic". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jeff Cox (December 17, 2019). "Mystic turns focus to clean-up". WGXA. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 87.
  7. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1903. p. 604.
  8. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  9. ^ "'Broke my heart': Area of Irwin County ripped apart by tornado". WGXA. December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "'Nothing compared to this whatsoever': Tuesday severe weather ravages several SWGA counties". WALB News. December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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