Vada, Georgia

Vada, Georgia
Vada, Georgia
Unincorporated community
	Vada Vada
	Coordinates: 31°04′44″N 84°24′47″W / 31.07881°N 84.41319°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Decatur, Mitchell
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31730
Area code	229

Vada is an unincorporated community in Decatur and Mitchell counties, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1]

History

A post office called Vada was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1907.^[2] The community was named after Vada Wooten, the daughter of a local law enforcement agent.^[3] Early variant names were "Harrell" and "Pull-Tight".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vada
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 240. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vada

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 25, 2019.

[3] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 240. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Bainbridge
Cities	Attapulgus Bainbridge Climax	Map of Georgia highlighting Decatur County
Town	Brinson
CDP	Faceville
Unincorporated communities	Amsterdam Ausmac Cyrene Eldorendo Fowlstown Vada‡
Ghost towns	Fowltown (two different locations) Laingkat Recovery
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Mitchell County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Camilla
Cities	Baconton Camilla Meigs‡ Pelham	Map of Georgia highlighting Mitchell County
Town	Sale City
Unincorporated communities	Adelaide Akridge Branchville Cotton DeWitt Flint Greenough Greenwood Hinsonton Hopeful Laney Lester Pebble City Petty Rogerville Saco Vada‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Vada, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Vada Show map of Georgia Vada Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°04′44″N 84°24′47″W / 31.07881°N 84.41319°W / 31.07881; -84.41319
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Decatur, Mitchell
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31730
Area code	229