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Welcome to Akridge ...So far, we found very little information about Akridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Akridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Akridge, please Contact Us. Akridge would have been located within present day Mitchell County<2>. The location of Akridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Akridge, 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 1911. While the community is gone, the present day location for Akridge is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Akridge was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Akridge once stood is in the (229) area code. Communities Also Named Akridge ...While we believe that this Akridge is located in Mitchell County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Akridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grady and Thomas County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Akridge. Communities near Akridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Akridge.
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 Akridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Akridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Akridge. 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 Akridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Akridge. See our Newspapers Page for Akridge. Adding Akridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Akridge 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 Akridge was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Akridge on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915. For more details, see References and Mentions for Akridge. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcountyga.net The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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