A post office called Red Bud was established in 1852, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1928.[2] The community was named for a grove of red bud trees near the original town site.[3][4]
Notable Peopleedit
George Right Smith - (1837 - 1903), Private in the Confederate Army elevated to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. After the war, bought a farm just south of Redbud settling very close to his wife's (Spencer) family farm.
Referencesedit
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redbud, Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
^"Gordon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
^"Gordon County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 92. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
^Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins(PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 185. ISBN0-915430-00-2.
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