Chalybeate Springs, Georgia

Chalybeate Springs is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

The first settlement at Chalybeate Springs was made in the 1830s.[2] The community was named for a chalybeate-impregnated mineral spring near the original town site.[2] A variant name is "Chalybeate".[1] A post office called Chalybeate Springs was established in 1860, the name was changed to Chalybeate in 1895, and the post office closed in 1929.[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1907 as the "Town of Chalybeate Springs".[4] The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalybeate Springs
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  4. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1908. p. 536.

32°51′24″N 84°34′49″W


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