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Sunsweet is an unincorporated community in Tift County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

History

The community was named for the local sun-ripened peach crop. A variant name was "Irby". A post office called Irby was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1909.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunsweet
2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Tift County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Tifton
Cities	Omega‡ Tifton Ty Ty
CDPs	Phillipsburg Unionville
Unincorporated communities	Brighton Brookfield Chula Eldorado Harding Sunsweet
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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31°34′10″N 83°33′57″W / 31.56944°N 83.56583°W / 31.56944; -83.56583

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