Berryton 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
Chattooga County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
History
Berryton was originally called "Raccoon" after a local
textile mill
Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...
of the same name.
A post office called Berryton was established in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956. The present name is after John Berry, proprietor of the mill.
References
Unincorporated communities in Chattooga County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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