Welcome to Sells ...

Sells is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

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

Sells is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Websites for Sells ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jacksoncountyga.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sells, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Sells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sells - it's located in Arizona.

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

Communities near Sells ...

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

• Gainesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Lawrenceville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Sugar Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>
• Suwanee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee
  • Suwanee is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suwanee <5>
• Winder
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <5>
• Dry Pond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Buford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <5>
• Monroe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Braselton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braselton
  • Braselton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braselton <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 Sells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sells.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sells ...

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

Adding Sells to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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