Cork, Georgia

History

A variant name was "Dublin".[1] The present name is after Cork, in Ireland, the native land of a large share of the early settlers.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cork
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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