Welcome to Satolah ...

Satolah is located in Rabun County<1>.

The location of Satolah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Satolah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Satolah is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Satolah is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Satolah lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Satolah: (706) and (762)<4>

Communities near Satolah ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Satolah.

• Walhalla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Clayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Mountain City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
• Highlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <5>
• Tiger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
  • Tiger is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <5>
• Dillard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <5>
• West Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Sky Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <5>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Satolah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Satolah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Satolah. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Satolah.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Satolah. See our Newspapers Page for Satolah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Satolah ...

Looking for more information about Satolah? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Satolah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Satolah.

Adding Satolah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Satolah in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Satolah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Satolah post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Satolah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Satolah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/