Split Silk, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.

Split Silk is an unincorporated community in Walton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

According to tradition, the community received its name from an incident in which a girl's silk dress accidentally was ripped near the local country store.[2]

Little remains of the original community. In 2014, Walton County Board of Commissioners voted in favor of installing town signs to mark the site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Split Silk, Georgia
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 210. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ Swanepoel, Sharon (January 10, 2014). "Putting Split Silk back on the map". Monroe Local News. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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Municipalities and communities of Walton County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Monroe
Cities
  • Loganville ‡
  • Monroe
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Map of Georgia highlighting Walton County
Towns
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  • Good Hope
  • Jersey
  • Walnut Grove
Unincorporated
communities
  • Bold Springs
  • Campton
  • Gratis
  • Nicholasville
  • Pannell
  • Split Silk
  • Windsor
  • Youth
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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33°49′46″N 83°50′30″W / 33.82944°N 83.84167°W / 33.82944; -83.84167


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