Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Griswoldville, Georgia

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'''Griswoldville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Jones County, Georgia|Jones County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="GNIS"></ref>

==History==
A post office called Griswoldville was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1928.<ref></ref> Variant names are "Griswold" and "Griswoldsville".<ref name=GNIS />

The community was named after Samuel Griswold, proprietor of a local cotton mill.<ref></ref>

The town was largely destroyed at the [[Battle of Griswoldville]] in 1864 during the American Civil War.<ref></ref>

==References==






[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Jones County, Georgia]]



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