Welcome to Piedmont ...

Piedmont is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piedmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Piedmont is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Piedmont ...

While we believe that this Piedmont is located in Lamar County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Piedmont. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jasper and Pike County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 35 communities that are also named Piedmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Piedmont ...

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

• Lawrences Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
  • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
• Carrolls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
  • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
• Griffin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Thomaston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Thomaston is located in Upson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <5>
• Barnesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Forsyth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
• Lincoln Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
• Zebulon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Russellville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Monroe County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piedmont ...

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

Adding Piedmont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Piedmont post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piedmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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