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Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Younker" in 1906.[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1909.[5]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