Box Ankle is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] A variant name is "Boxankle".[1]

History

According to tradition, Box Ankle was named from an incident when a man fractured his ankle as he fell onto a wooden box in a brawl at a cockfight.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box Ankle
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

33°07′00″N 83°58′24″W / 33.11667°N 83.97333°W / 33.11667; -83.97333


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