Scarboro is an unincorporated community in Jenkins County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
editThe community was named after Enos H. Scarborough, the town's promoter and early postmaster.[2] A variant spelling was "Scarborough".[1] A post office was in operation at Scarboro(ugh) from 1839 until it was discontinued in 1951.[3]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Scarboro as a town in 1859.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scarboro
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 201. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1860. p. 204.
32°42′48″N 81°52′31″W / 32.71333°N 81.87528°W
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