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

History

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A variant name was "Dublin".[1] The present name is after Cork, in Ireland, the native land of a large share of the early settlers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cork
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

33°13′00″N 83°51′48″W / 33.21667°N 83.86333°W / 33.21667; -83.86333