Welcome to Ayersville ...

Ayersville is located in Stephens County<1>.

The location of Ayersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ayersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Ayersville is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ayersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Ayersville: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Ayersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Ayersville: This one is located in Stephens County and the other is located in Habersham County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 6 communities that are also named Ayersville - they are located in Kansas, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Quebec.

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

Communities near Ayersville ...

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

• Toccoa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <5>
• Cornelia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Jarrett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Lula
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Lavonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Demorest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demorest
  • Demorest is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demorest <5>
• Clarkesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkesville
  • Clarkesville is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkesville <5>
• Mount Airy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayersville ...

Looking for more information about Ayersville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ayersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ayersville.

Adding Ayersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ayersville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ayersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ayersville post office opened in 1874.

We also found Ayersville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ayersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ayersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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