Welcome to Amoskeag ...
So far, we have found very little information about Amoskeag. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Amoskeag to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amoskeag, please Contact Us.
Amoskeag would have been located within present day Dodge County<2>.
The location of Amoskeag has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Amoskeag is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Amoskeag was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Amoskeag ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Amoskeag - it's located in New Hampshire.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amoskeag.
Communities near Amoskeag ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amoskeag.
- McRae - Helena [Telfair County]
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- McRae - Helena [Telfair County] lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Amoskeag
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- Cochran [Bleckley County]
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- Cochran [Bleckley County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the northwest of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
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- Abbeville [Wilcox County]
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- Abbeville [Wilcox County] lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the southwest of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
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- Chester [Dodge County]
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- Chester [Dodge County] lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the north of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
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- Plainfield [Dodge County]
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- Plainfield [Dodge County] lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the north of Amoskeag
- Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Milan [Telfair County]
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- Milan [Telfair County] lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Dexter [Laurens County]
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- Dexter [Laurens County] lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the north of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
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- Cadwell [Laurens County]
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- Cadwell [Laurens County] lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the northeast of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
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- Rhine [Dodge County]
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- Rhine [Dodge County] lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the south of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Chauncey [Dodge County]
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- Chauncey [Dodge County] lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Amoskeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
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- Plainfield [Dodge County]
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 Amoskeag. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amoskeag.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amoskeag. 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 Amoskeag.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amoskeag. See our Newspapers Page for Amoskeag.
Adding Amoskeag to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amoskeag in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
In addition, our notes show that the earliest dated mention that we've found for Amoskeag was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Amoskeag on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Amoskeag on our Genealogy Page.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Amoskeag, 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 Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amoskeag - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amoskeag) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amoskeag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1696, Longitude: -83.1560 In this case, the coordinates for Amoskeag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |