Bairdstown is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Greene and
Oglethorpe counties, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
History
Bairdstown was originally called "Hurricane Branch", and under the latter name settlement was made in 1825.
The present name is after one Mr. Baird, a local resident.
A post office called Bairdstown was established in 1845, and remained in operation until 1959. In 1900, the community had 86 inhabitants.
References
Unincorporated communities in Greene County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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