Cisco, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Cisco is located in Georgia
Cisco
Cisco
Cisco is located in the United States
Cisco
Cisco
Coordinates: 34°57′04″N 84°44′11″W / 34.95111°N 84.73639°W / 34.95111; -84.73639
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyMurray
Elevation
[1]
837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30708
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS feature ID331402[1]

Cisco is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 411, Georgia State Route 2, and Georgia State Route 61, 13 miles (21 km) north of Chatsworth. Cisco has a post office with ZIP code 30708.[2][3]

History

A post office called Cisco has been in operation since 1881.[4] The community's name is a shortening and alteration of the name of "Cis" Cockburn, a local storekeeper.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cisco
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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