Mystic, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Mystic is located in Georgia
Mystic
Mystic
Mystic is located in the United States
Mystic
Mystic
Coordinates: 31°37′20″N 83°20′09″W / 31.62222°N 83.33583°W / 31.62222; -83.33583
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyIrwin
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31769
Area code229
GNIS feature ID319187[1]

Mystic is an unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on Georgia State Route 32, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west-northwest of Ocilla. Mystic has a post office with ZIP code 31769, which opened on July 6, 1896.[2][3] It is described as a "tight-knit community" where "everyone knows everyone", 2.5 hours south of Atlanta.[4]

History

A post office was established at Mystic in 1896.[5] The community was named after Mystic, Connecticut, the former home of an early settler.[6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mystic as a town in 1903.[7] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[8] One reference states that Mystic was the original home of Nelson Tift, founder of Albany, Georgia, but it is perhaps equally likely that the homestead was that of Henry Harding Tift, for whom nearby Tift County was named.[8]

Mystic was struck by a tornado on December 17, 2019, which did significant damage to the community and several buildings.[4][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Mystic". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jeff Cox (December 17, 2019). "Mystic turns focus to clean-up". WGXA. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 87.
  7. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1903. p. 604.
  8. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  9. ^ "'Broke my heart': Area of Irwin County ripped apart by tornado". WGXA. December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "'Nothing compared to this whatsoever': Tuesday severe weather ravages several SWGA counties". WALB News. December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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Municipalities and communities of Irwin County, Georgia, United States
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