JONES COUNTY  GA   Towns

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BLOUNTSVILLE
An Official Georgia Historical marker at the US 129 intersection reads:
Blountsville - Near here was Blountsville, an early stagecoach station and
post office until after the War Between the States.  It suffered severely
during the War and the town disappeared.  The home of many prominent
families, Blountsville was the site of Blountsville Academy, chartered in
1834 with Allen Drury, William E. Ethridge, John W. Stokes, Francis Tufts
and John W. Gordon serving as trustees.  Blountsville was named for the
Blount family, pioneer Georgians. A strong Baptist Church was here, first
led by Rev. Benjamin Milner.  The Tift, Dumas, Miller, Williams, McCullough
and Hurt families were other pioneers."========================
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