Jacksonboro, Georgia
Jacksonboro is a ghost town in Screven County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
A variant name is "Jacksonborough".[1] The community was named after James Jackson (1757–1806), Revolutionary War soldier, Georgia Congressman, Senator and Governor.[2]
Jacksonboro served as the original seat of Screven County.[3] The county seat was transferred to Sylvania in 1847.[4]
Little remains of the original community besides the old Seaborn Goodall House.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonboro (historical)
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. Published by the author. p. 925.
- "Sylvania, Georgia", The New Georgia Encyclopedia, accessed 10 Jun 2020
- "The Goodall House". GA Historical Society. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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