Round Oak, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States

33°06′39″N 83°36′55″W / 33.11083°N 83.61528°W / 33.11083; -83.61528CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyJonesElevation

627 ft (191 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

31038^[1]

Area code478GNIS feature ID356505^[2]

Round Oak is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on Georgia State Route 11, 8.4 miles (13.5 km) north-northwest of Gray.

History

The community was named for a nearby large oak tree, which stood as a landmark to local Indians.^[3] A post office called Round Oak was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1906.^[4]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Round Oak as a town in 1914.^[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.^[3]

Father and son Alonzo and James D. Green were innocent African-Americans lynched near Round Oak and Wayside, Jones County, Georgia in retaliation for the murder of popular white farmer Silas Hardin Turner on July 4, 1915. A third man, William Bostick was also lynched on this day. None of those killed received a trial.^[6]

References

^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
^ "Round Oak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1914. p. 1151.
^ Rogers 2019.