Welcome to Apollo ...

So far, we found very little information about Apollo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Apollo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Apollo, please Contact Us.

Apollo would have been located within present day Putnam County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Apollo is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Apollo was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Apollo was located: 478

Communities Also Named Apollo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Apollo - they are located in California, Pennsylvania (2) and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Apollo.

Communities near Apollo ...

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

• Eatonton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonton
  • Eatonton is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eatonton <4>
• Madison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Monticello
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Rutledge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Rutledge is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutledge <4>
• Newborn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newborn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newborn
  • Newborn is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newborn <4>
• Mansfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Mansfield Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
  • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
• Oconee Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
  • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
• Shady Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
  • Shady Dale is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Dale <4>
• Buckhead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
  • Buckhead is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhead <4>

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 Apollo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apollo.

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

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

Adding Apollo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Apollo 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 Apollo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apollo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyga.us/

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