Powersville 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
Peach 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
Powersville had its start when the Macon and Southwestern Railroad was extended to that point.
The community was named after a railroad official.
A variant name is "Powerville".
A post office called Powersville was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1985.
References
Unincorporated communities in Peach County, Georgia
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