Mountain Hill is an unincorporated community in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
History
A post office called Mountain Hill was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1904. According to tradition, the community was so named because a first settler liked mountains. A variant name was "Talleytown".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Hill
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 152. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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32°43′23″N 85°01′22″W / 32.72306°N 85.02278°W / 32.72306; -85.02278
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