Carrie Williams Jones County Historian

Haddock is located in the eastern part of the County, on the Dixie Highway and the Georgia Railroad. The railroad was one of the first in the county, being built in 1871. Convicts were used for labor. The highway was paved in 1928. The town is built in a valley with the historical Bowen home on one hill and the Haddock Junior High School on the other.

Haddock takes its name from Caswell Haddock and his wife Milbry Barnes Haddock, the earliest settlers in this section and it was from a part of their plantation that Haddock was built.
Sherman passed through this plantation on his march from Atlanta to the sea, burning the warehouse where several years cotton crops were stored, killing livestock and plundering as he went. His army made its headquarters at the Bowen home about a mile away.

The first store in Haddock was built by Goldstein, this was followed closely by a Grocery Store owned by Caswell Haddock.

The first schoolhouse built in Haddock was built by John D. Anchors in 1884 as a semi-private school. The school was a one-room frame building, taught by Sue Norman whose salary was paid by John D. Anchors and Henry Newsome. Other children in this section were given the advantage of early education.

As years passed and more families moved to Haddock this school no longer met the requirements and so in 1892 the Jones County Board of Education purchased a plot of land and a larger school was built.

In time this school also proved insufficient and in 1908 David D. Batchelor gave one and one-half acres of land and a brick building was erected. This building was used until 1934 when the county with the aid of the Federal Government built a model Junior High School which the citizens of Haddock prize highly.

At first there were no churches in Haddock. The Methodists attended at Fortville and the Baptists in Blountsville.
In 1900 the Fortville Methodist Church was moved to Haddock. For several years the Methodists and the Baptists held services in this church, some Baptist services were also held in the K. P. Hall. In 1912 the present Baptist church was built.

In 1913 the present Methodist church was built. This church is built of brick and much superior to the first building.
The first peach orchard in Haddock was set out by John D. Anchors in 1903.

Around 1905 the town was incorporated. Henry T. Finney was the first mayor. The alderman were: John D. Anchors, S. H. Haddock, T. R. Turner and C. W. Middlebrooks. Charlie Roberts was the first town marshal. Haddock in not incorporated today.

In 1910 Ross built the first telephone exchange. Daniel Haddock succeeded him in the business.

In 1912 a part of the business section of Haddock was destroyed by fire. The buildings lost at this time were stores owned by H. J. and J. T. Finney, S. H. Haddock, H. C. Pearson and J. N. Holloway, R. N. Kingman and R. B. Bonner’s Market.

In May 1936 the Georgia Power Company extended the power line from Gray to Haddock.
Today Haddock has a Post Office and the Jones County Bank is the oldest Bank in the County.