Jacksonboro, Georgia

Jacksonboro is a ghost town in Screven County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1]

A variant name is "Jacksonborough".^[1] The community was named after James Jackson (1757–1806), Revolutionary War soldier, Georgia Congressman, Senator and Governor.^[2]

Jacksonboro served as the original seat of Screven County.^[3] The county seat was transferred to Sylvania in 1847.^[4]

Little remains of the original community besides the old Seaborn Goodall House.^[5]

[1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonboro (historical)
[2]
Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
[3]
Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. Published by the author. p. 925.
[4]
"Sylvania, Georgia", The New Georgia Encyclopedia, accessed 10 Jun 2020
[5]
"The Goodall House". GA Historical Society. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

32°49′20.5878″N 81°37′22.3943″W

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[GNIS-1] [1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonboro (historical)

[2] [2]
Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

[3] [3]
Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. Published by the author. p. 925.

[4] [4]
"Sylvania, Georgia", The New Georgia Encyclopedia, accessed 10 Jun 2020

[5] [5]
"The Goodall House". GA Historical Society. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

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Jacksonboro, Georgia

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