This house has caught my eye for many years when passing through the forgotten village once known as Eudora, and I finally stopped and made a photograph a few days ago. As long as I can remember, it’s been overgrown. Eudora means “generous gifts” in Greek, and Ken Krakow’s Georgia Place-Names suggests that was the origin of the name. The community is certainly situated among some of the most beautiful and productive countryside in Jasper County. While it had a post office from 1874-1902, Eudora nearly vanished from memory, but according to a 31 October 2013 article in the Monticello News, residents were proud of its history and wanted signs placed along the highway to signal its presence. [It is also sometimes referred to as Prospect, for the old Prospect Methodist Church.] A planned railroad, known as the Monticello, Eudora, and Social Circle, was set to come through the area in 1884, but was routed toward Madison instead. Perhaps this was a slight at the time, but 140 years later, the people of this community are still proud of their history and have made sure the name is remembered.