Welcome to Suspension ...

Suspension is located in Bullock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suspension, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Suspension is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Suspension lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Suspension (for example, toward Lumpkin (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Suspension: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Suspension ...

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

• Tuskegee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Tuskegee is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskegee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuskegee <4>
• Union Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Springs is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <4>
• Hurtsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Midway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Armstrong
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Armstrong is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
• Three Notch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
• Fort Davis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Davis is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <4>
• Pine Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
• Inverness
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Inverness is located in Bullock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
• Rutherford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rutherford is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suspension ...

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

Adding Suspension to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Suspension 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 (so far) for Suspension was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suspension.