Snow Spring, Georgia
Snow Spring is an unincorporated community in Dooly County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
Variant names were "Snow" and "Snow Springs".[1] A post office called Snow was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community was so named from the white "snowy" sand in a spring near the original town site.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Spring
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 208. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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