Baughville is an unincorporated community in the Talbot County in Georgia.[1]
History edit
A post office called Baughville was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community is located inland away from railroad lines.[3]
On March 3, 2019, an EF4 tornado struck the town at low-end EF3 strength. Two churches and a mobile home were destroyed and a two-story frame home also sustained severe damage.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baughville, Georgia
- ^ "Talbot County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p. 145.
- ^ "Beauregard-Smiths Station EF-4 Tornado (Macon/Lee Counties) March 3, 2019". Birmingham, Alabama: National Weather Service. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham, Alabama. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Update #3 From NWS Damage Surveys Including the Long-Track Tornado which Traversed from Macon and Lee Counties in Alabama Through Muscogee, Harris and Talbotton Counties in Georgia (Report). Iowa Environmental Mesonet. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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