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Welcome to Dykes ...

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

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


Dykes would have been located within present day Floyd County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dykes, 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 Dykes is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The location where Dykes once stood is in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Dykes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dykes - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Dykes ...

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

  • Rome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <6>
  • Cartersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Cedartown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Adairsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockmart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
    • Rockmart is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <6>
  • Euharlee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Seney is located in Polk County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Summerville Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people

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

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

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

Adding Dykes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dykes.

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcountyga.org/

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 Dykes, 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 Floyd, 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 Dykes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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