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Welcome to Baldwinville ...

Baldwinville is located in Talbot County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Baldwinville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Baldwinville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Baldwinville (for example, toward Smith's Station (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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

Communities Also Named Baldwinville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Baldwinville - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Baldwinville ...

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

  • Thomaston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Talbotton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbotton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbotton
    • Talbotton is located in Talbot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbotton <5>
  • Waverly Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Hall
    • Waverly Hall is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly Hall <5>
  • Shiloh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in Taylor County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Junction City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Talbot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <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 Baldwinville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baldwinville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldwinville ...

Looking for more information about Baldwinville? 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 Baldwinville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baldwinville.

Adding Baldwinville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldwinville 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 Baldwinville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baldwinville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Baldwinville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldwinville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Talbot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baldwinville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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