Baughville, Georgia

Baughville is an unincorporated community in the Talbot County in Georgia.^[1]

History

A post office called Baughville was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2] The community is located inland away from railroad lines.^[3]

On March 3, 2019, an EF4 tornado struck the town at low-end EF3 strength. Two churches and a mobile home were destroyed and a two-story frame home also sustained severe damage.^[4][5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baughville, Georgia
2. "Talbot County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
3. Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p. 145.
4. "Beauregard-Smiths Station EF-4 Tornado (Macon/Lee Counties) March 3, 2019". Birmingham, Alabama: National Weather Service. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
5. "Update #3 From NWS Damage Surveys Including the Long-Track Tornado which Traversed from Macon and Lee Counties in Alabama Through Muscogee, Harris and Talbotton Counties in Georgia". Iowa Environmental Mesonet. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Atlanta, Georgia. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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