Pepperton is an unincorporated community in Butts County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

Pepperton was named for a red pepper patch near the original town site.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pepperton as a town in 1897.[3]

Much of the community was annexed by Jackson in 1966.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pepperton, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Butts County". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1898. p. 287.
  4. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 174. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

33°17′36″N 83°56′42″W / 33.29333°N 83.94500°W / 33.29333; -83.94500


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