Hard-Up is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Baker County

Baker County, Georgia

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, Georgia

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, United States

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Geography

Hard-Up is located on Hard-Up Road. Middle Road, River Road, County Line Road, Wildfair Road, and Colquitt-Ford Road also lie in the area. Natural features include Cowan Shoals, Horseshoe Bend 1, Horseshoe Bend 2, Reflection Lake, and Buzzard Roost Island. Water features include Baptism Pond, Cassidy Pond, Berry Spring, Culpepper Spring, and Double Springs.

Civil

Hard-Up had a post office that was founded on Feb. 8, 1889. At the time the town had a population of 150 people. It was discontinued to Baconton

Baconton, Georgia

Baconton is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. The population was 804 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Baconton is located at ....

on Oct. 23, 1890.