Do you know of Aquilla ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Aquilla. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Aquilla.<1>

Our sources for Aquilla (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Aquilla other than they indicate that Aquilla would be found somewhere in Franklin County, Georgia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1834 and closed  in 1880.

Communities Also Named Aquilla ...

We found four communities that share the name Aquilla.

Within Georgia, the name Aquilla is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Choctaw County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Aquilla [Choctaw County].
  • Missouri
    • Stoddard County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Aquilla [Stoddard County].
  • Ohio
    • Geauga County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Aquilla [Geauga County].
  • Texas
    • Hill County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Aquilla [Hill County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Aquilla ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Aquilla:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1839 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Franklin County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Franklin County.