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Georgia City, Missouri is the name of a former town located in Jasper County, Missouri, about 15 miles north of Joplin, Missouri. ==History== Georgia City was founded in January 1868 by John C. Guinn.〔(''A History of Jasper County, Missouri, and Its People, Volume 1'' by Joel Thomas Livingston, 1912, VOL. 1, pages 75, 76., retrieved on February 10, 2012 ), retrieved on February 6, 2012〕 Named after his home state, Georgia (U.S. state), it had a population of 200 in March 1869.〔 James Clayton Cox was also one of the founders.〔(''A Narrative of the Origin and Wanderings of the Cox Family'' by Clark Cox ), retrieved on February 6, 2012〕 It was located in Sections 4 and 5 of Township 29 N, Range 33 W,〔(''An Illustrated Historical Atlas Map of Jasper County, Mo.'' published by Brink, McDonough and Company, 1876 ), retrieved on February 10, 2012〕 where present-day Oak Road dead-ends at County Road 270, about four miles east of Asbury, Missouri, . By 1883, the population had declined to 50,〔(The History of Jasper County, Missouri, Mills & Co., Des Moines, IA, 1883 ), retrieved on February 12, 2012〕 and by 1912 the town had essentially disappeared,.〔 In February 1930, it officially ceased to exist when the county court granted a petition presented by Mrs. Lottie Guinn Young, daughter of the founder, asking that the streets and alleys of the platted village be vacated and the land formally returned to farm acreage.〔The Carthage Evening Press, Carthage, Missouri, 11 February 1930, page 1, column 3.〕 Now all that remains is the Georgia City Cemetery at .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title = Georgia City Cemetery )〕
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