Welcome to Banning ...

Banning is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Banning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Banning is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Banning (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Banning is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named Banning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Banning - they are located in California (2), Delaware, Minnesota, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banning.

Communities near Banning ...

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

• Smokey Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Douglasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <5>
• Carrollton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Villa Rica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
  • Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <5>
• Tyrone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <5>
• Tyrone Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
  • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
• Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Temple
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <5>
• Palmetto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <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 Banning. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banning.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banning. 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 Banning.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banning ...

Looking for more information about Banning? 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 Banning, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Banning.

Adding Banning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Banning 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 Banning was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Banning post office opened in 1883.

We also found Banning on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Banning.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/

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