Temperance, Georgia

Temperance is an unincorporated community in Telfair County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1]

A post office called Temperance was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] The community was named for a nearby campground which hosted the Methodist temperance movement.^[3]

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Temperance, Georgia
[2]
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
[3]
Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 223. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

31°53′23″N 83°08′47″W

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[1] [1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Temperance, Georgia

[2] [2]
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[3] [3]
Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 223. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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Temperance, Georgia

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