Tarversville is an
unincorporated community
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in
Twiggs County
Twiggs County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,022. The county seat is Jeffersonville. The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for American Rev ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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.
History
The community was named after Hartwell Hill Tarver, owner of a large nearby plantation. Variant names were "Tarvers" and "Tarvers Store".
A post office called Tarver's Store was established in 1826, the name was changed to Tarversville in 1831, and the post office closed in 1880.
A
historical marker
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was erected at the site in 1960.
References
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Twiggs County, Georgia
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