Welcome to Akes (aka 'Akes') ...

Akes is located in Polk County<1>.

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

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

Akes is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Akes (for example, toward Piedmont (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Akes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

The community of Akes has also been called Akes.

Communities near Akes ...

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

• Cedartown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Cedartown is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <5>
• Bremen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Rockmart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
  • Rockmart is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <5>
• Piedmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Seney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
  • Seney is located in Polk County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
• Tallapoosa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
  • Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <5>
• Aragon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
  • Aragon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aragon <5>
• Buchanan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <5>
• Cave Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <5>
• Robealou Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
  • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 973 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 Akes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Akes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Akes ...

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

Adding Akes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Akes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polkcountygeorgia.us/

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