Welcome to Dempsey ...

Dempsey is located in Dodge County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dempsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Dempsey is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Dempsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dempsey - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dempsey ...

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

• Hawkinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Eastman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Eastman is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastman <4>
• Cochran
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Abbeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Royal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Bleckley County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
• Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Plainfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Milan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Dexter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Cadwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
  • Cadwell is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadwell <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 Dempsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dempsey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dempsey ...

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

Adding Dempsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dempsey 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 Dempsey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dempsey post office opened in 1878.

We also found Dempsey on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dempsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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