Millhaven is an
unincorporated community
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in
Screven County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
In 2007 the population was estimated to be around 434 people.
History
The community was named for a
mill
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Science and technology
* Factory
* Mill (grinding)
* Milling (machining)
* Millwork
* Paper mill
* Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel
* Sugarcane mill
* Textile mill
* List of types of mill
* Mill, the arithmetic ...
which stood on the banks of
Brier Creek. The name is sometimes spelled out as "Mill Haven".
A post office called Mill Haven was established in 1825, and remained in operation until 1967.
References
Unincorporated communities in Screven County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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