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Nicholasville, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°52′5.4019″N 83°45′16.6277″W / 33.868167194°N 83.754618806°W / 33.868167194; -83.754618806
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Nicholasville
Unincorporated community
Nicholasville is located in Georgia
Nicholasville
Nicholasville
Coordinates: 33°52′05″N 83°45′17″W / 33.868167°N 83.754619°W / 33.868167; -83.754619
List of sovereign statesUnited States of America
StateGeorgia
CountyWalton
Elevation
919 ft (280 m)

Nicholasville is an unincorporated community in Walton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

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A variant name was "Nickelville".[1] According to tradition, the community was first called "Nickelville" because whiskey drinks were sold at the local country store for just one nickel.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nicholasville
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

33°52′5.4019″N 83°45′16.6277″W / 33.868167194°N 83.754618806°W / 33.868167194; -83.754618806