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

History

The community's name may be a transfer from Yonkers, New York.[2] A variant name was "Younker".[1] A post office called Younker was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1937.[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Younker" in 1906.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1909.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yonkers
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1906. p. 1126.
  5. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1909. p. 1525.

32°21′59″N 83°13′00″W / 32.36639°N 83.21667°W / 32.36639; -83.21667


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