Welcome to Blitchton ...

Blitchton is located in Bryan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blitchton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Blitchton is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Blitchton is within the (912) area code.

Communities Also Named Blitchton ...

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

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

Communities near Blitchton ...

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

• Statesborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
  • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
• Pooler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Richmond Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
• Rincon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
• Port Wentworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Rossignol Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blitchton ...

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

Adding Blitchton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blitchton 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 Blitchton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blitchton post office opened in 1896.

We also found Blitchton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blitchton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bryan County: www.bryancountyga.org/

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