Blountsville

Near this site stood Blountsville, an early stagecoach station and post office that lasted until after the War Between the States. It suffered severely during the war, and the town disappeared. Home to many prominent families, Blountsville was also the site of Blountsville Academy, chartered in 1834 with Allen Drury, William E. Ethridge, John W. Stokes, Francis Tufts, and John W. Gordon as trustees. The community was named for the Blount family, pioneer Georgians. It also had a strong Baptist church first led by Rev. Benjamin Milner, and among its other pioneer families were the Tift, Dumas, Miller, Williams, McCullough, and Hurt families.

Georgia · United States