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Welcome to Brogdon ...

Brogdon is located in Fayette County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Brogdon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Brogdon is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Brogdon is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Brogdon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brogdon - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Brogdon ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Newnan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachtree City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stockbridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
  • Stockbridge North
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Pontevedra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
  • Foreston Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 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 Brogdon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brogdon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brogdon ...

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

Adding Brogdon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brogdon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Brogdon post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brogdon.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/

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 Fayette, 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 Brogdon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Brogdon, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<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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