Ascalon, Georgia facts for kids

Ascalon is a small place in Walker County, which is in the U.S. state of Georgia. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government, like a city or town would. Instead, the county government takes care of services for them.

History of Ascalon

Ascalon got its name from an ancient city called Ashkelon, which is located in another part of the world. It's common for new places to be named after older, famous ones.

A post office was opened in Ascalon in 1881. This was an important place where people could send and receive letters and packages. The post office stayed open for many years, but it closed down in 1919. After that, people in Ascalon likely got their mail from a nearby town.