Jot Em Down Store is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Pierce County

Pierce County, Georgia

Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 15,636. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 17,881. The county seat is Blackshear....

 northwest of the county seat

County seat

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 of Blackshear

Blackshear, Georgia

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, Georgia

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, United States

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. It is part of the Waycross

Waycross, Georgia

Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 14,725 at the 2010 Census. A small portion of the city extends into Pierce County. According the U.S...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area

Waycross micropolitan area

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History

The name originally came from the name of a store that was once at this location. Jot Em Down Store was a local feed and seed store that acted as a general store for the farmers in the area. When the farmers met hard times in the late 80's to early 90's, the store was forced to close. Although closed, everybody in the community knows of this location by that name.

The name, Jot Em Down Store, was a popular name for general stores in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. It referred to the store owner or clerk jotting down the customer's purchase requests, and then retrieving them for the customer.

Location

This is the name for a specific area in Pierce County, Georgia

Pierce County, Georgia

Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 15,636. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 17,881. The county seat is Blackshear....

 that is at the point that Old Alma Highway merges into State Route 203. In addition, a small dirt road called James Loop meets here.