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Welcome to Aikenton ...

Aikenton is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aikenton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Aikenton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Aikenton: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Aikenton ...

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

  • Eatonton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Monticello
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutledge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Newborn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mansfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mansfield Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Shady Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Calvin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 126 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 Aikenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aikenton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aikenton ...

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

Adding Aikenton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Aikenton post office opened in 1890. The Aikenton post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aikenton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aikenton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Aikenton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Aikenton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/