Welcome to Savannah Beach ...

Savannah Beach is located in Chatham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Savannah Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

A typical abbreviation for Savannah Beach: Savannah Bch.

Savannah Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Savannah Beach lies within the (912) area code.

Communities near Savannah Beach ...

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

• Savannah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Hilton Head Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <4>
• Bluffton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Garden City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Rossignol Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Montgomery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
• Thunderbolt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbolt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
  • Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <4>
• Isle of Armstrong
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
  • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
• Union Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
  • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
• Nicholsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
  • Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 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 Savannah Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Savannah Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Savannah Beach ...

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

Adding Savannah Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Savannah Beach 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 Savannah Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Savannah Beach post office opened in 1929.

We also found Savannah Beach on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Georgia (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Savannah Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

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