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Sheltonville, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.

Sheltonville or Shake Rag is an unincorporated community in Forsyth and Fulton counties, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1] Some of the community was formerly located in Milton County until the county was dissolved in 1931, during the Great Depression.

History

An 1883 map of Georgia with Sheltonville located in Southeastern Forsyth County

Variant names are "Shakerag" and "Sheltonville".^[1] A post office called Sheltonville was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1907.^[2] The name "Shake Rag" refers to a cloth held out as a signal for example to stop a train.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shake Rag
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

Municipalities and communities of Forsyth County, Georgia, United States

County seat: Cumming

City

Cumming

Unincorporated
communities

Big Creek
Chestatee
Coal Mountain
Drew
Ducktown
Matt
Sheltonville‡
Silver City‡

Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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County seat: Atlanta
Cities	Alpharetta Atlanta‡ Chattahoochee Hills College Park‡ East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park‡ Palmetto‡ Roswell Sandy Springs South Fulton Union City	Map of Georgia highlighting Fulton County
Unincorporated communities	Arnold Mill Campbellton Hopewell Red Oak Rivertown Sandtown Sheltonville‡ Stonewall
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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