Powelton 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 Hancock County, in the

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History

The

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incorporated Powelton in 1816; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1901. A post office was in operation at Powelton from 1804 until 1913. Powelton was the location, in 1822, of a meeting of Baptists that led to the formation of the

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References

Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{HancockCountyGA-geo-stub