Cobbtown in Tattnall County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cobbtown's Beginnings

Est. 1919

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2022

1. Cobbtown's Beginnings Marker

Inscription.
The original town of Cobbtown was one of the earliest settlements in Tattnall County. It was named after a settler family and was situated about a mile north of this location, just off Highway 121 on the road now known as Gordon Collins Road. The town moved south when the Stillmore Air Line Railway came through in 1893 and a settlement known as Quince was established. Quince lasted for several years until the town of Cobbtown was incorporated on August 23, 1905. Cobbtown was reincorporated as a city on August 18, 1919. The original location became known as "Old Cobbtown."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is August 18, 1919.

Location. 32° 16.886′ N, 82° 8.339′ W. Marker is in Cobbtown, Georgia, in Tattnall County. It is on Railroad Street (Georgia Route 23/57) just south of Church Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the Railroad Street median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cobbtown GA 30420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Old Sunbury Road (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Old Sunbury Road (approx. 7 miles away); Candler County Courthouse (approx. 9.1 miles away); Candler County (approx. 9.2 miles away); American Legion Armed Forces Tribute (approx. 9.2 miles away); Candler County War Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away); Metter's Fountain (approx. 9.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Cobbtown, Georgia.

A variant name was "Corsica". The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Cobbtown" in 1905.

(Submitted on October 16, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2022

2. Cobbtown's Beginnings Marker

(looking west from Railroad Street)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,532 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.