Laingkat, Georgia
Laingkat is an extinct town in Decatur County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] A variant name is "Land Cat".[1]
History
The community was named after Langkat, in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, the origin of a type of tobacco grown locally in Georgia.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laingkat
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 128. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Bainbridge
- Attapulgus
- Bainbridge
- Climax
- Brinson
- Faceville
communities
- Amsterdam
- Ausmac
- Cyrene
- Eldorendo
- Fowlstown
- Vada‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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30°43′10″N 84°29′18″W / 30.71944°N 84.48833°W / 30.71944; -84.48833
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