Welcome to Bamah ...
So far, we found very little information about Bamah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bamah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bamah, please Contact Us.
Bamah would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
The location of Bamah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bamah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bamah is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bamah was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bamah would have been located in the (478) area code.
Websites for Bamah ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bamah, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bamah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bamah.
- Brookhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Barnesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Barnesville is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
- Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Peach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
- Forsyth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Forsyth is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
- Lee Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Bloomfield Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Walden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Roberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Roberta is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <5>
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Bamah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bamah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bamah. 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 Bamah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bamah. See our Newspapers Page for Bamah.
Adding Bamah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bamah in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bamah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bamah post office opened in 1886.
We also found Bamah in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bamah.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bamah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bamah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |