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Welcome to Bemiss ...

Bemiss is located in Lowndes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bemiss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Bemiss is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bemiss: 229

Communities near Bemiss ...

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

  • Valdosta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Adel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fodie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fodie is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lakeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hahira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ray City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Remerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bemiss ...

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

Adding Bemiss to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bemiss 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 Bemiss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bemiss post office opened in 1909. The Bemiss post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bemiss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bemiss - 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/