Terrell 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
Worth 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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People and fictional characters
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.
History
The community is named for
Dr. William Terrell (1778–1855) of
Sparta
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,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
, who served in the
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directl ...
and the
United States House of Representatives
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.
References
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Worth County, Georgia
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