Jacksonboro, Georgia Explained

Jacksonboro is a ghost town in Screven County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

History

A variant name is "Jacksonborough". The community was named after James Jackson (1757–1806), Revolutionary War soldier, Georgia Congressman, Senator and Governor.[1]

Jacksonboro served as the original seat of Screven County.[2] The county seat was transferred to Sylvania in 1847.[3]

Little remains of the original community besides the old Seaborn Goodall House.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 118 . 0-915430-00-2.
  2. Book: Knight, Lucian Lamar. Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. Published by the author.. 1913. 925.
  3. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3099 "Sylvania, Georgia"
  4. Web site: The Goodall House . GA Historical Society . 7 January 2019.

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