Mystic, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Mystic, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Label:Mystic
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Irwin
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:367
Coordinates:31.6222°N -83.3358°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31769
Area Code:229
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:319187

Mystic is an unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on Georgia State Route 32, west-northwest of Ocilla. Mystic has a post office with ZIP code 31769, which opened on July 6, 1896.[1] [2] It is described as a "tight-knit community" where "everyone knows everyone", 2.5 hours south of Atlanta.[3]

History

A post office was established at Mystic in 1896.[4] The community was named after Mystic, Connecticut, the former home of an early settler.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mystic as a town in 1903.[6] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[7] One reference states that Mystic was the original home of Nelson Tift, founder of Albany, Georgia, but it is perhaps equally likely that the homestead was that of Henry Harding Tift, for whom nearby Tift County was named.

Mystic was struck by a tornado on December 17, 2019, which did significant damage to the community and several buildings.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. November 21, 2015. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. November 21, 2015.
  3. Web site: Mystic turns focus to clean-up. WGXA. Jeff Cox. December 17, 2019. February 5, 2020.
  4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 24 March 2019.
  5. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 87.
  6. Book: Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. 1903. J. Johnston. 604.
  7. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 155 . 0-915430-00-2.
  8. Web site: 'Broke my heart': Area of Irwin County ripped apart by tornado. WGXA. December 17, 2019. February 5, 2020.
  9. Web site: 'Nothing compared to this whatsoever': Tuesday severe weather ravages several SWGA counties. WALB News. December 17, 2019. February 5, 2020.