Welcome to Worner ...
So far, we found very little information about Worner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Worner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Worner, please Contact Us.
Worner would have been located within present day Terrell County<2>.
The location of Worner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Worner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Worner is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Worner was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Worner (for example, toward Eufaula (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Worner would have been located in the (229) area code.
Communities near Worner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Worner.
- Americus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Americus is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <5>
- Clarks Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Terrell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <5>
- Herod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Wades
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
- Shellman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Shellman is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shellman <5>
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
- Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
- Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 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 Worner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Worner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Worner. 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 Worner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Worner. See our Newspapers Page for Worner.
Adding Worner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Worner 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 Worner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Worner post office opened in 1894.
We also found Worner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Worner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Worner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Terrell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Worner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |