Draneville, Marion County, Georgia

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1847

The territory, now known as the Draneville District, was taken from Stewart County and added to Marion.  This new addition to the county was called the Cut Off Dist.

1880-1890

"Draneville is a growing village and has two good stores, a post office and a blacksmith shop.  The farmers in this community are progressive and take a great pride in their commodious homes.  This district has two nice churches, Mt Carmel and union.  J W Tidwell has charge of Union (Union United Methodist Church) and Charles Waters is pastor of Mt Carmel.  Prof Morgan Stevens teaches the school which is in a flourishing condition.  Dr Samuel Hart is the physician in that section.  This district was first known as the Cut Off and was changed to Jacksonville and during this period when the post office was established it was named Draneville.  At the beginning of this decade this district had the largest population in the county, but when the railroad was finished to Buena Vista that section increased in inhabitants very rapidly."

Source: History of Marion County, Nettie Powell, 1931.

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