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Mineola is an 
unincorporated community
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in Lowndes County, in the U.S. state
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of Georgia
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History
A post office called Mineola was established in 1889 along the route of the newly completedGeorgia Southern and Florida Railway
The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway , also known as the ''Suwanee River Route'' from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida ''Railroad'' and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, ...
, and remained in operation until 1920. "Mineola" is a name derived from an unidentified Native American language meaning "much water".
References
Unincorporated communities in Lowndes County, Georgia {{LowndesCountyGA-geo-stub