Mountain Hill, Georgia

Mountain Hill is an unincorporated community in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1]

History

A post office called Mountain Hill was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] According to tradition, the community was so named because a first settler liked mountains.^[3] A variant name was "Talleytown".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Hill
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 152. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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Municipalities and communities of Harris County, Georgia, United States

County seat: Hamilton

Cities

Hamilton
Shiloh
West Point‡

Map of Georgia highlighting Harris County

Towns

Pine Mountain‡
Waverly Hall

CDPs

Antioch
Cataula
Ellerslie
Piney Grove

Unincorporated
communities

Acton
Fortson‡
Hopewell
Jones Crossroads‡
Midland‡
Mountain Hill
Mulberry Grove
Ossahatchie
Pine Mountain Valley
Rehoboth
Ridgeway
Whitesville

Wisdoms Store

Footnotes

‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties.

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32°43′23″N 85°01′22″W / 32.72306°N 85.02278°W / 32.72306; -85.02278

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