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Welcome to Eastville ...

Eastville is located in Oconee County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Eastville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Eastville, 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.

Eastville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Eastville: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Eastville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Eastville - they are located in Maine, Massachusetts (2), Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Eastville ...

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

  • Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chamberlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  • Winder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  • Social Circle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  • Nicholasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
    • Nicholasville is located in Walton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
  • Watkinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <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 Eastville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eastville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastville ...

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

Adding Eastville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastville.

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

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeecounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eastville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Eastville, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.









 

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