Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
Palmyra is an unincorporated community in Lee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
The community was named after the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Palmyra as a town in 1840.[3]
With the construction of the railroad through the area and the concerns that the community's low elevation was prone to mosquito-borne diseases, as a result business activity shifted to nearby Albany, and the town's population dwindled.[4] The Palmyra post office closed in 1891.[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[3]
References
31°38′16″N 84°11′40″W / 31.63778°N 84.19444°W / 31.63778; -84.19444