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Commerce, Georgia

Commerce, Georgia
City
Flag of Commerce, Georgia
Flag
Official logo of Commerce, Georgia
Logo
Motto: 
"A city on the right track"[1]
Location in Jackson County and the state of Georgia
Location in Jackson County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°12′23″N 83°27′40″W / 34.20639°N 83.46111°W / 34.20639; -83.46111
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyJackson, Banks
Government
 • MayorJ. Clark Hill III
Area
[2]
 • Total
13.38 sq mi (34.66 km2)
 • Land13.25 sq mi (34.32 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,387
 • Density557.51/sq mi (215.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
30529, 30599
Area code706
FIPS code13-19112[3]
GNIS feature ID0355254[4]
Websitecommercega.gov

Commerce is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,387.

History

Native American history

Before European settlers arrived, the area around present-day Commerce was inhabited by the Creek and the Cherokee people.[6] Historians describe a territorial war between the Creeks and Cherokees over the land in the county during the 1770s.[7]

The Lacoda Trail, which extended from present-day Athens to the north Georgia mountains, was a significant trade and travel route through this area. (Georgia State Route 334, which follows a 9-mile (14 km) section of this ancient trail, was designated the "Lacoda Trail Memorial Parkway" by the Georgia General Assembly in 1998.)

The Cherokee ceded their disputed lands east of the Oconee River in the Treaty of Augusta (1783) and the Creeks did likewise in their own Treaty of Augusta (1783) and the Treaty of Galphinton (1785).[8][9]

Early settlement

The first permanent white settlement in Jackson County began near present-day Commerce on January 20, 1784, when German immigrant William Dunson was awarded a land grant on Little Sandy Creek. The settlement was named "Groaning Rock",[6] supposedly because of a nearby hollow rock formation that produced a moaning sound when the wind passed over it. (Descendants of William Dunson are still living on the original tract of land.)

A trading post was established by Eli Shankle near Groaning Rock in 1808, named "Harmony Grove". The common explanation is that the name is a play on his wife, Rebecca's, maiden name: Hargrove. There is also an old Appalachian hymn tune called "Harmony Grove", found in an 1830 book called The Virginia Harmony. This tune is popular today as the melody to "Amazing Grace".

The Harmony Grove Female Academy, the first all-female school chartered in the state of Georgia, was chartered by the state legislature on December 20, 1824.

The Harmony Grove post office was established on October 14, 1825; Russell Jones was its first postmaster.

On September 1, 1876, the North Eastern Railroad opened its line from Athens to Lula, which passed through the heart of Harmony Grove. The railroad line had the most significant impact on the shape of the city, which began expanding both directions along the line. These tracks are now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway.

City history

The Harmony Grove community was officially incorporated as a town on December 24, 1884, including all areas within a one-mile radius of the railroad depot, one half mile east, and 400 yards west.

Harmony Grove Mills, Inc. was organized under the laws of Jackson County on April 3, 1893, for the purpose of processing and producing cotton textiles.[10] It served various purposes over the years, including the manufacture of denim overalls and the earliest production of electricity in the city. The mill village created to house employees makes up a significant portion of the homes on the southeast end of Commerce today. The mill had been in operation under various corporations until the spring of 2004, when it closed operations and was sold; it has been used for warehouse storage space since, and is currently for sale. The building is still a major feature of the city.

Near the end of the 19th century, many began to feel that the name "Harmony Grove" was too long to write and sounded too much like a country village. In addition, many didn't like the fact that mail frequently went to another post office by the same name in Dawson County. Harmony Grove was reincorporated and renamed "Commerce" on August 6, 1904, in an effort to address these concerns and reflect the city's commercial dominance in the north Georgia cotton trade.[11][12]

In 1959, a series of controversial town hall meetings were held to try to convince members of the federal Interstate Highway System to re-route the proposed Interstate 85, originally planned to go through Gainesville (Hall County), through Commerce and Lavonia (Franklin County). The proposal was changed, and the interstate was routed through Jackson County. Even more so than the railroad nearly a century before, this major transportation artery brought tremendous commercial advantage to Commerce, at a time it desperately needed it.

Geography

Commerce is located in northeastern Jackson County at 34°12′23″N 83°27′40″W / 34.20639°N 83.46111°W / 34.20639; -83.46111 (34.206520, -83.461203).[13] Interstate 85 runs through the northern part of the city, with access from Exits 147 and 149. I-85 leads southwest 70 miles (110 km) to Atlanta and northeast 78 miles (126 km) to Greenville, South Carolina. U.S. Route 441 runs along the eastern border of Commerce, leading north 27 miles (43 km) to Demorest and south 19 miles (31 km) to Athens.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.6 km2), of which 11.7 square miles (30.3 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.77%, are water.[14] Commerce sits on a drainage divide between tributaries of the Oconee River to the southwest and tributaries of the Savannah River to the northeast.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890611—
19001,454138.0%
19102,23853.9%
19202,4599.9%
19303,00222.1%
19403,2949.7%
19503,3511.7%
19603,5516.0%
19703,7024.3%
19804,09210.5%
19904,1080.4%
20005,29228.8%
20106,54423.7%
20207,38712.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[15]
Commerce racial composition as of 2020[16]
Race Num. Pct.
White (non-Hispanic) 5,311 71.9%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 886 11.99%
Native American 12 0.16%
Asian 129 1.75%
Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Other/Mixed 284 3.84%
Hispanic or Latino 764 10.34%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,387 people, 2,547 households, and 1,824 families residing in the city.

Education

All portions of the Commerce city limits are in the Commerce City School District.[17]

The Commerce City School District oversees public education for pre-school to grade twelve. It consists of two elementary schools (the primary school includes a pre-school program), a middle school and a high school.[18] As of August 2010, district has 89 full-time teachers and over 1,358 students.[19]

  • Commerce Primary School (pre-K through 2nd grade)
  • Commerce Elementary School (3rd and 4th grades)
  • Commerce Middle School (5th through 8th)
  • Commerce High School (9th through 12th)

Jackson County School District includes areas outside of the city of Commerce.[17]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "City of Commerce Georgia Website". City of Commerce Georgia Website. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Commerce". Georgia Gov. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Wilson, Gustavus James Nash (1914). The Early History of Jackson County, Georgia: "The Writings of the Late G.J.N. Wilson, Embracing Some of the Early History of Jackson County". The First Settlers, 1784; Formation and Boundaries to the Present Time; Records of the Talasee Colony; Struggles of the Colonies of Yamacutah, Groaning Rock, Fort Yargo, Stonethrow and Thomocoggan (2nd ed.). Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1165799794. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Wilson, Gustavus, Early History of Jackson County, GA. Atlanta: White Publishing, 1911.
  8. ^ "Creek Indian Land Cessions" (PDF). National Park Service.
  9. ^ Walter, Williams (1979). "Southeastern Indians before Removal, Prehistory, Contact, Decline". Southeastern Indians: Since the Removal Era. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press.
  10. ^ "History of Commerce". City of Commerce Website. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Watson, Stephanie; Wojna, Lisa (2008). Weird, Wacky, and Wild Georgia Trivia. Blue Bike Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-897278-44-4.
  12. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  13. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  14. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Commerce city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  15. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  16. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 5–6, 12 (PDF p. 6-7, 13/27). Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
  18. ^ Georgia Board of Education[permanent dead link‍], Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  19. ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  20. ^ "Terry Allen". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  21. ^ "MICHAEL J. BOWERS". Balch & Bingham LLP. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  22. ^ "Spud Chandler". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  23. ^ "Lamartine Hardman (1856-1937)". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 6, 2012.

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