Welcome to Armstrong ...
So far, we found very little information about Armstrong. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Armstrong to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Armstrong, please Contact Us.
Armstrong would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Armstrong, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Armstrong is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Armstrong was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Armstrong was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities Also Named Armstrong ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Armstrong: This one is located in Wilkes County and the other is located in Bibb County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 36 communities that are also named Armstrong - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Armstrong.
Communities near Armstrong ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Armstrong.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Carters Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hesters Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lundberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Daniel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Cadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Tignall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crawfordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Armstrong. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armstrong.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Armstrong. 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 Armstrong.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Armstrong. See our Newspapers Page for Armstrong.
Adding Armstrong to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Armstrong 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 (so far) for Armstrong was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Armstrong post office opened in 1900. The Armstrong post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Armstrong.
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 Armstrong, 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 Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Armstrong - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Armstrong area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Armstrong area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |