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Welcome to Cabaniss ...

Cabaniss is located in Monroe County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cabaniss, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Cabaniss is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cabaniss is within the boundaries of the (478) area code.

Websites for Cabaniss ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cabaniss, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cabaniss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cabaniss - they are located in Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cabaniss ...

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

  • Locust Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <4>
  • Barnesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forsyth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Monticello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Russellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
  • Flovilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Milner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jenkinsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
    • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <4>
  • Orchard Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <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 Cabaniss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cabaniss.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cabaniss ...

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

Adding Cabaniss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cabaniss post office opened in 1872.

We also found Cabaniss on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cabaniss.

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

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 Monroe, 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 Cabaniss - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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