Welcome to Dowdy ...

So far, we found very little information about Dowdy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dowdy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dowdy, please Contact Us.

Dowdy would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

The location of Dowdy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dowdy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dowdy is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dowdy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dowdy would have been located in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Dowdy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dowdy - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Dowdy ...

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

• Athens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
• Dalton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Chamberlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Jefferson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <6>
• Commerce
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <6>
• Cumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
• Madison Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
  • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
  • Former name for Madison Springs:
  • Alexanderville
• Cleveland Station
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
  • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
• Watkinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
  • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <6>
• Statham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statham
  • Statham is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statham <6>

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

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

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

Adding Dowdy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dowdy 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 Dowdy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dowdy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madison County: www.madisonco.us/

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