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

History

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A post office called Lytle was in operation from 1890 until 1910.[2] The community's name may honor William Haines Lytle, a Union officer killed in Georgia in the American Civil War.[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Lytle as a town in 1917; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995[4] along with those of many other inactive Georgia municipalities.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lytle, Georgia
  2. ^ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Walker County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 110. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 138. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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