Welcome to Clinchfield ...

Clinchfield is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clinchfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Clinchfield is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Clinchfield is located in the (478) area code.

The ZIP code for Clinchfield: 31013<3>

Communities Also Named Clinchfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Clinchfield - they are located in North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Clinchfield ...

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

• Warner Robins
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Robins
  • Warner Robins is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner Robins <4>
• Perry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Fort Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Valley
  • Fort Valley is located in Peach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Valley <4>
• Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Hawkinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkinsville <4>
• Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Cochran
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Cochran is located in Bleckley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochran <4>
• Elberta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
• Washington Square
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
  • Washington Square is located in Peach County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
• Unadilla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>

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 Clinchfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clinchfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clinchfield ...

Looking for more information about Clinchfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clinchfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clinchfield.

Adding Clinchfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clinchfield post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clinchfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncountyga.com/

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