Ocee, Georgia
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Ocee was a small community
in Milton County, now located in Johns Creek
in Fulton County, Georgia
. It was centered at 34.0645434°N 84.2126972°W.
It was originally called New York, then Mazeppa. The Ocee name, possibly after a man whose initial
s were O.C., is still in use today for a school, a park, a library
and a church, among others. Ocee is now a part of the new city of Johns Creek
, named after Johns Creek which flows just east of it. That city is a part of the municipalization
of northern Fulton.
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
in Milton County, now located in Johns Creek
Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek is a suburban city in Fulton County, Georgia, USA, which incorporated December 1, 2006. It is named for a tributary that runs through the area. The city was created out of the northeastern part of unincorporated Fulton County...
in Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
. It was centered at 34.0645434°N 84.2126972°W.
It was originally called New York, then Mazeppa. The Ocee name, possibly after a man whose initial
Initial
In a written or published work, an initial is a letter at the beginning of a work, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is derived from the Latin initialis, which means standing at the beginning...
s were O.C., is still in use today for a school, a park, a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and a church, among others. Ocee is now a part of the new city of Johns Creek
Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek is a suburban city in Fulton County, Georgia, USA, which incorporated December 1, 2006. It is named for a tributary that runs through the area. The city was created out of the northeastern part of unincorporated Fulton County...
, named after Johns Creek which flows just east of it. That city is a part of the municipalization
Municipalization
Municipalization is the transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership. The transfer may be from private ownership or from other levels of government. It is the opposite of privatization and is different from nationalization.-Services:There have been two main waves of...
of northern Fulton.