Lytle, Georgia
Lytle is an unincorporated community in Walker County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
A post office called Lytle was in operation from 1890 until 1910.[2] The community's name may honor William Haines Lytle, a Union officer killed in Georgia in the American Civil War.[3]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Lytle as a town in 1917; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lytle, Georgia
- "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Walker County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 110. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 138. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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