Welcome to Absalom ...
So far, we found very little information about Absalom. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Absalom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Absalom, please Contact Us.
Absalom would have been located within present day Hall County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Absalom, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Absalom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Absalom is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Absalom was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Absalom once stood is in the (770) area code.
Communities near Absalom ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Absalom.
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
- Sugar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Braselton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Gaines Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Flowery Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
- Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <5>
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Barrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
- Dahlonega
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <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 Absalom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Absalom.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Absalom. 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 Absalom.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Absalom. See our Newspapers Page for Absalom.
Adding Absalom to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Absalom 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 Absalom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Absalom post office opened in 1880.
We also found Absalom on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Absalom.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/
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 Absalom, 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 Hall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Absalom - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |