Fortville, Georgia
Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
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Fortville is an unincorporated community in Jones County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
A post office called Fortville was in operation between 1825 and 1903.[2] The community was named early from a pioneer fort which stood at the site.[3] Variant names were "Old Fort" and "The Fortification".[1]
Country doctor and poet Francis Orray Ticknor (1822–1874) was born in Fortville.[4]
