Planter, Georgia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} '''Planter''' is an unincorporated community in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|326473|name=Planter}}</ref>

==History== A post office called Planter was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1903.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref> Planter was so named on account of its location within an agricultural district.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/p.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=178 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> A variant name is "Planters".<ref name=GNIS />

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{{Madison County, Georgia}}

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

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