Mystic is an
unincorporated community in
Irwin County,
Georgia, United States. The community is located on
Georgia State Route 32
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, west-northwest of
Ocilla
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. Mystic has a
post office with
ZIP code 31769, which opened on July 6, 1896. It is described as a "tight-knit community" where "everyone knows everyone", 2.5 hours south of Atlanta.
History
A post office was established at Mystic in 1896. The community was named after
Mystic, Connecticut, the former home of an early settler. The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated Mystic as a town in 1903. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
One reference states that Mystic was the original home of
Nelson Tift, founder of
Albany, Georgia, but it is perhaps equally likely that the homestead was that of
Henry Harding Tift
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
*Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
, for whom nearby
Tift County
Tift County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,118. The county seat is Tifton.
Tift County comprises the Tifton, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
was named.
Mystic was struck by a tornado on
December 17, 2019, which did significant damage to the community and several buildings.
References
External links
Photos - Tornado Damage and Clean Up - Mystic, Georgia Library of Congress - 36 photos - Royal Family Singing Convention, Mystic, Georgia (July 17, 1977) Library of Congress - Audio Files and Images - Prayer and singing, Royal Tabernacle, part 4, Mystic, Georgia
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Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Irwin County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Populated places disestablished in 1995