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Welcome to Aquilla ...

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

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

Aquilla would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aquilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

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

The Area Codes where Aquilla was located: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Aquilla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Aquilla - they are located in Alabama, Missouri, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Aquilla ...

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

  • Dalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Toccoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Commerce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornelia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Madison Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
    • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
    • Former name for Madison Springs:
    • Alexanderville
  • Jarrett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
  • Baldwin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Royston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lavonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
    • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <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 Aquilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aquilla.

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

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

Adding Aquilla to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Aquilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Aquilla post office opened in 1834.

We also found Aquilla on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1839.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aquilla.

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

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 Aquilla, 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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Aquilla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Aquilla 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>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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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