Coffee, Georgia

Coffee
Coffee
Unincorporated community
	Coffee
	Coffee Location within Georgia Coffee Location within the United States
	Coordinates: 31°30′28″N 82°18′41″W / 31.50778°N 82.31139°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Bacon

Coffee is an unincorporated community in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.^[1]

History

A post office called Coffee was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1957.^[2] The community was either named after a local pioneer citizen or after General John E. Coffee, a state legislator and a U. S. representative (sources vary).^[3]^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coffee, Georgia
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 26.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coffee, Georgia

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[3] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 26.

[4] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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