Sunsweet, Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S. Sunsweet is an unincorporated community in Tift County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] The community was named for the local sun-ripened peach crop.[2] A variant name was "Irby".[1] A post office called Irby was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] References 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunsweet ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2019. vteMunicipalities and communities of Tift County, Georgia, United StatesCounty seat: TiftonCities Omega‡ Tifton Ty Ty Map of Georgia highlighting Tift CountyCDPs Phillipsburg Unionville Unincorporated communities Brighton Brookfield Chula Eldorado Harding Sunsweet Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Georgia portal United States portal 31°34′10″N 83°33′57″W / 31.56944°N 83.56583°W / 31.56944; -83.56583 This Tift County, Georgia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles