Banning, Georgia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} '''Banning''' is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|354451|name=Banning}}</ref>

==History== A former variant name was "Bowenville".<ref name=GNIS /> William Bowen was the first postmaster, and gave the community its original name.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=23 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> A post office called Banning was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1942.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref>

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{{Carroll County, Georgia}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Georgia Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)

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