Folsom 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
Bartow County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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.
History
A post office was established at Folsom in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917. The community was named for
Frances Folsom Cleveland, First Lady of the United States (1886–1889).
References
Unincorporated communities in Bartow County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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