Round Oak is an

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in Jones County,

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, United States. The community is located on

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, north-northwest of

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History

The community was named for a nearby large oak tree, which stood as a landmark to local Indians. A post office called Round Oak was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1906. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Round Oak as a town in 1914. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. Father and son Alonzo and James D. Green were innocent African-Americans

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near Round Oak and Wayside,

Jones County, Georgia Jones County is a County (United States), county in the Central Georgia, central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 28,347. The county seat is Gray, Ge ...

in retaliation for the murder of popular white farmer Silas Hardin Turner on July 4, 1915. A third man, William Bostick was also lynched on this day. None of those killed received a trial.

References

* Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Jones County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places disestablished in 1995 {{JonesCountyGA-geo-stub