Welcome to Fodie ...

Fodie is located in Brooks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fodie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fodie has a population of 5,037 people<2> (see below for details).

Fodie is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fodie is located in the (229) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fodie had an population of 5,037 people. This is an increase of 101.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 131.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fodie had a population of 2,502 people (or 15.4% of the total population of Brooks County).

The population of Fodie represents 0.03% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 2,502 people, the population of Fodie increased 14.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,178 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fodie.

Communities near Fodie ...

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

• Valdosta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
  • Valdosta is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <4>
• Quitman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Brooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
• Hahira
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
  • Hahira is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahira <4>
• Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <4>
• Remerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
  • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Dasher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
  • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
• Franklinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
• McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
  • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
• Pavo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
  • Pavo is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavo <4>
• Berlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <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 Fodie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fodie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fodie ...

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

Adding Fodie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fodie post office opened in 1897.

We also found Fodie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fodie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

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