Canoochee, Georgia

Canoochee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Emanuel County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 71 as of the 2010 census.[1] Georgia State Route 192 passes through the community.

Canoochee, Georgia
Census-designated place
Canoochee
Coordinates: 32°40′20″N 82°10′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyEmanuel
Area
 • Total2.402 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Land2.355 sq mi (6.10 km2)
 • Water0.047 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total71
 • Density30/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)478
GNIS feature ID312322[2]

History

Linguist William Bright believes "Canoochee" may be a name derived from the Muscogee language, meaning "little ground".[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Canoochee" in 1912, with town corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the Savannah and Statesboro Railway depot.[4] The town's charter was officially dissolved in 1995.[5]

References
  1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. "Canoochee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  4. Acts and Resolutons of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1912. p. 693.
  5. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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