Welcome to Rest Haven ...

Rest Haven is located in Upson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rest Haven, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1915.

A typical abbreviation for Rest Haven: Rest Hvn. (or less commonly used: Rest Havn.)

Rest Haven is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area codes for Rest Haven: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Rest Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Rest Haven: This one is located in Upson County and the other is located in Gwinnett County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 3 communities that are also named Rest Haven - they are located in Maryland and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Rest Haven ...

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

• Lawrences Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 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
• Thomaston
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Roberta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
  • Roberta is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <5>
• Russellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Milner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milner <5>
• Williamson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <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 Rest Haven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rest Haven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rest Haven ...

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

Adding Rest Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rest Haven 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 Rest Haven was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rest Haven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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