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Welcome to Bannockburn ...

Bannockburn is located in Berrien County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bannockburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Bannockburn is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bannockburn: 229

Communities Also Named Bannockburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bannockburn - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bannockburn ...

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

  • Douglas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pearson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Willacoochee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Enigma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ray City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alapaha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Leliaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bannockburn ...

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

Adding Bannockburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bannockburn 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 (so far) for Bannockburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bannockburn post office opened in 1904. The Bannockburn post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bannockburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Berrien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bannockburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/