Box Ankle, Georgia

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

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