Cement, Georgia

Defunct town in northwest Georgia

Cement is an extinct town in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1]^[2] The community was about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Kingston.^[3]

History

The community was named for a hydraulic cement plant which operated at the site.^[2] A post office called Cement was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1910.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Cement" in 1891.^[5] The town's charter was officially repealed in 1995.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cement
^ ^a ^b ^c Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 37. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ Becker, George Ferdinand (1904). Experiments on Schistosity and Slaty Cleavage. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 337.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1892. p. 865.