Welcome to Asbestos ...
So far, we have found very little information about Asbestos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Asbestos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Asbestos - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Asbestos, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Asbestos, we believe that it would have been located within present day White County<2>.
Time Zone: The area where Asbestos was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Asbestos still existed, it would have been in the (706) and (762)<3> area codes.
Adding Asbestos to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
That's the case with Asbestos: The earliest map where we found it was on a .
For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Asbestos on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Asbestos ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 4 communities that are also named Asbestos - they are located in Oregon and Quebec (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Asbestos.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Cities, Towns and Villages of Georgia
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White County: www.whitecounty.net/
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 Asbestos, 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 White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |