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Ruckersville is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Elbert County, Georgia.


History

Ruckersville was founded in the 1773, and named after
Ruckersville, Virginia Ruckersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, Virginia, United States, located in a rural area north of Charlottesville. The population as of the 2020 Estimate was 1,321, a 17.7% increase from the 2010 census with 1,141. Th ...
. The pioneering Rucker family maintained the Rucker House at the site, which still stands today. A post office called Ruckersville was established in 1823, and remained in operation until 1901. The
Georgia General Assembly The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated Ruckersville as a town in 1822. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
Joseph Rucker Lamar Joseph Rucker Lamar (October 14, 1857 – January 2, 1916) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court appointed by President William Howard Taft. A cousin of former associate justice Lucius Lamar, he served from 1911 until hi ...
(1857–1916), an associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
, was born in Ruckersville.


References

Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Elbert County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places disestablished in 1995 Populated places established in 1823 1823 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 1995 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{ElbertCountyGA-geo-stub