Moniac, an unincorporated settlement

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 situated along the St. Mary's river

St. Marys River (Florida/Georgia)

The St. Marys River is a river in the southeastern United States. It is named after the Irish Saint Mary. From near its source in the Okefenokee Swamp, to its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, it forms a portion of the border between the U.S. states of Georgia and Florida...

 in southern Charlton County

Charlton County, Georgia

Charlton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 10,282. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 10,609. The county seat is Folkston.-History:...

, is the southernmost named settlement in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. Part of the Georgia Bend (the 'tail' of Georgia that sticks further south than the rest of the state), the area was an early trading post in the 1820s as the 'last outpost' before crossing into the Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 territory. To protect the settlement from Indian Raids, a fort was built across the St.Marys from the settlement in 1838. The settlement's name comes from an Indian chief whose entrance trail to the Okefenokee Swamp passed near by. The fort was dismantled in 1858

The population in 1904 was estimated to be 400. Located near the Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee Swamp

The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000 acre , peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida border in the United States. A majority of the swamp is in Georgia and protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness. The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be...

, the area was evacuated in May 2007 during the Bugaboo scrub fire

Bugaboo scrub fire

The Bugaboo Scrub Fire was a wildfire that raged from April to June 2007 and ultimately become the largest fire in the history of both Georgia and Florida. The Bugaboo, which was not actually named until it had blazed for nearly a month, started in the Okefenokee Swamp, most of which is located in...

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External links

• http://www.rootsweb.com/~flbaker/gene4.html
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Moniac&state=GA&country=us
• http://moniac.georgia.gov/05/home/0,2230,23170551,00.html