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History · Meigs

Meigs’ post office opened in 1882, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Meigs began

When was Meigs founded?

1882

The Meigs post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 928144 years
Founding year: the first Meigs post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Meigs’ past

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How Meigs came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Meigs.

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Meigs as a town in 1889. The city is named after William Allen Meigs (1862–1913), a successful turpentine dealer for the town.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Meigs, decade by decade

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Questions about Meigs’ history

What year was Meigs founded?

The Meigs post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.