Tag Archives: Georgia Convenience Stores

Coca-Cola Mural, Fleming

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A storefront featuring a vintage-style Coca-Cola mural that reads 'Refreshing Fleming Since 1902' and 'Coca-Cola Sold Here,' surrounded by colorful shrubs.

Fleming (not to be confused with Flemington) is one of two communities in Liberty County named for the pioneer William Fleming family, who owned large area plantations. Fleming proper is actually a bit off GA-196 (Leroy Coffer Highway) on Fleming Loop, but since so many people take this shortcut between Hinesville and Savannah, this was a good place to put the name of this little-known community out there for everyone to see. This newer store and a fruit stand stay fairly busy, and no doubt the Coca-Cola mural, done in the old style, still draws people off the road.

And a brief message to those of you who have sent me messages recently. Thanks for your concern, and yes, I’m still around. I will do my best to answer as many of you as possible. Year’s end has found me getting the gamut of mid-life medical tests and all the fun that entails, and planning some new directions for Vanishing Georgia. I just wanted check in and will keep you all posted.

Fast Track Convenience Store, Beards Creek

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I don’t often document convenience stores, but before a chain dollar store moved into the community, the Fast Track was the de facto shopping center for the Beards Creek community. I think they sold a little bit of everything and had a laundromat.

Mr. G’s Bar-B-Que & Convenience Store, Bronwood

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Mr. G’s has been abandoned for a long time. The first time I was in Bronwood, in 2009, it looked about the same as it does today. Much has been written about the importance of convenience stores as restaurant choices for people in small towns. I’m sure Mr. G’s served that purpose as long as it could.

Chaserville Mall, Cook County

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Chaserville is a crossroads community in northeastern Cook County.

Five Points Grocery, Toombs County

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There has been a grocery/general store, and at times a restaurant, at the intersection of Georgia Highway 86 and Griffin Ferry Road for many years. The “fifth point” at five points is a dirt road, Findley Cemetery Road. There are countless communities in the state designated by geographical identifiers and though most are only known locally, they’re important landmarks.

Hopeulikit, Georgia

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An abandoned storefront labeled 'Hopeulikit' with the words 'Antiques' and 'Gifts' visible, surrounded by overgrown grass and trees.

Hopeulikit is best known for its curious name (pronounced Hope-u-like-it) and many passing through the area wonder what all the fuss is about. It is on the map after all. As it turns out, the Hopeulikit was a dance hall during the 1920s and 1930s and was so popular that the surrounding community adopted its name. The old dance hall is long gone, as is the Ellis store, which was the commercial center of this rural community about seven miles north of Statesboro.

Convenience Store, Devereux

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My use of the term “ghost town” for Devereux implies its historic area. As you might expect, there’s a Dollar General here now so it’s still a populated area.

Sharon’s Convenience Store, Munnerlyn

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This store looks like it’s been closed for many years.