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Bullard is an unincorporated community in Twiggs County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. A variant name is "Bullards".

History

Located in Twiggs County, Bullard was originally a railroad station located about a mile east of the Ocmulgee River. It was named for the Daniel Bullard family. Daniel Bullard I was a wealthy landowner and businessman who owned land on the east bank of the Ocmulgee River. The present settlement is about 1+1⁄2-mile east of the station. A post office was in operation at Bullard from 1870 until 1923.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bullard
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Allentown‡ Jeffersonville
Town	Danville‡
Unincorporated communities	Bullard Dry Branch‡ Fitzpatrick Huber Marion Myricks Mill Ripley Tarversville
Ghost town	Westlake
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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