Baldwin County, Ga. Towns,Communities
& R.R. Stops
from
GNIS* and Old Maps
| Allen Mill |
East Baldwin. See
Old Mills |
| Andes |
West Baldwin on Old Maps |
| Black Springs |
Old community in East Baldwin
on Sparta Hwy. Families: Moran, Babb, Collins, Chandler, Brooks, Gilmore.
Post office here in 1854, Samuel G. Chandler was the postmaster. |
| Blandy/Blandy Hills |
Was railroad stop for prison
farm. Now public schools, football stadium and Board Of Education
facilities are located here. |
| Browns Crossing |
Community located on the Macon
Hwy.49 (Old Garrison Road) and Brown's Crossing Road. Browm
Station, named in honor of David Pickney Brown, was established here
in 1880 on the Augusta and Macon Railroad. Post office was established
in 1877. Population in 1910 - 75. Population in 1923 - 26. Brown,
Chandler, Williamson, Bonner, and Digby are a few of the families that
lived here. |
| Carling |
was a railroad station in
Midway near Allen's Sanitarium |
| Coopers |
Southwest Baldwin. Named after
Thomas J. Cooper. Some Families: Cooper, Etheridge, Wood, Torrace, Gladin,
Pierce |
| Dovedale |
Northwest Baldwin Co. Myricks
and Stiles families lived here. Pop. 40 in 1923. |
| Hamp Brown Bottom |
An old African American community
east of capitol square. It host a festival anually. Next one Aug. 19-20th
2006. Phone 478-452-5904 |
| Hardwick |
Created 1912, named after
Governor Thomas Hardwick. Near Midway |
| Harrisburg |
Old African American community
In Hardwick, named after Solomon Harris. The
Union Recorder published a great news article on Saturday Feb. 25 2006
about the history of Harrisburg. For those interested, a copy
of the newspaper is a must. |
| Meriwether |
Railroad Station/Post Office,
Community NW county. Katherine F. S. Myrick was postmistress here in 1902.
Population 25 in 1910. Population 100 in 1923. Harpers, Napiers,
Wynns lived here. |
| Midway |
In 1848 was a village around
the Oglethorpe University, 2 miles south of Milledgeville, halfway between
Scottsboro and Milledgeville. In 1848 it contained 10 or 12 families. |
| Milledgeville |
County seat. Population in
1910 - 4,385 |
| Montpelier |
Old Montpelier near Oconee,
New Montpelier community on Hwy 22 East |
| Mount Pleasant |
Community in SW Baldwin. Families:
Hubbards, Littles, Lingolds, Criswells, Beck, DuBose |
| Myrick |
North Baldwin near junction
of Little River and Oconee River. Named for Myrick family who lived here
on their Riverside plantation on Little River. Myrick's ferry was here. |
| Oconee Old Town |
Was old Indian town south
of Milledgeville on east side of Oconee River |
| Pancras |
Community and railroad stop
on Central Railroad in SW Baldwin Gordon Hwy area. Families: Wood,
Pettigrew, Hubbard, Carmani, Overman. Was called Pancras in 1916 |
| Salem |
Was old community in
East Baldwin, 4 miles from Milledgeville. In 1848 it contained a small
cluster of houses and a store |
| Sandtown |
Northeast Baldwin, crossroads
of Mt. Nebo Rd (Lake Laurel Rd.) and Sparta Hwy. Families: Osborne, Roberson,
Dunn, King, Green |
| Scottsboro |
Old community S of Milledgeville |
| Stevens
Pottery |
Community south west Baldwin,
1 mile from Coopers, named after Henry Stevens. Population 200 in 1910
and 1923 |
| Talmadge |
Community near Midway. Oglethorpe
University located here. Post office established here in 1854, postmaster
Reuben Nash; Re-established in June 1869, |
| Trilby |
Community in south Baldwin/Toomsboro
Hwy. near Black Creek in Scottsboro District. Families here were
Halls, Humphries, Barnes, Slater, Bland, Richardson and Sibley |
| The Colony |
South Baldwin. Was part of
the State Asylum |
| Underwood |
Was a community in East Baldwin,
near Hancock County line |
