Pepperton, Georgia
Pepperton is an unincorporated community in Butts County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
Pepperton was named for a red pepper patch near the original town site.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pepperton as a town in 1897.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pepperton, Georgia
- "Butts County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1898. p. 287.
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 174. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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