Subligna is an

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Chattooga County, Georgia Chattooga County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,965. According to the World Population Review, as of 2021, it is estimated at 24,803. The county seat is ...

, United States.

History

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was established at Subligna in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953. The name honors a settler named Dr. William Dunlap Underwood, subligna being a

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construct meaning "under wood". The

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incorporated Subligna as a town in 1870. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.

References

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