Ruckersville, Georgia
Ruckersville is an unincorporated community in Elbert County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History[]
Ruckersville was founded in the 1773, and named after Ruckersville, Virginia.[2] The pioneering Rucker family maintained the Rucker House at the site, which still stands today.[3]
A post office called Ruckersville was established in 1823, and remained in operation until 1901.[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ruckersville as a town in 1822.[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[2]
Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857–1916), an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born in Ruckersville.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruckersville, Georgia
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 194. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Elbert County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Knight, Lucian Lamar (1917). A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians. Lewis publishing Company. p. 439.
Coordinates: 34°09′53″N 82°47′17″W / 34.16472°N 82.78806°W
Categories:
- Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Unincorporated communities in Elbert County, Georgia
- Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Populated places disestablished in 1995
- Populated places established in 1823
- 1823 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1995 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) geography stubs