Subligna, Georgia

Subligna is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States.^[1]

Subligna
Unincorporated community
Sawmill in Subligna, circa 1900
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Coordinates: 34°33′36″N 85°11′15″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Chattooga
Settled	c. 1848
Incorporated	1870
Disestablished	1995

History

A post office was established at Subligna in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.^[2] The name honors a settler named Dr. William Dunlap Underwood, subligna being a Latin construct meaning "under wood".^[3]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Subligna as a town in 1870.^[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.^[5]