Welcome to Chalker ...

So far, we found very little information about Chalker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chalker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chalker, please Contact Us.

Chalker would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

The location of Chalker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chalker is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Chalker was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Chalker once stood is in the (478) area code.

Websites for Chalker ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washingtoncounty-ga.com/

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

Communities near Chalker ...

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

• Sandersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Sandersville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <5>
• Tennille
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
  • Tennille is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennille <5>
• Davisboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisboro
  • Davisboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisboro <5>
• Wrens Station
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
  • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
• Warrenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Zebulon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
• Sparta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
• Gibson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Gibson is located in Glascock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <5>
• Stapletons Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapletons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
  • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
• Stapleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
  • Stapleton is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stapleton <5>

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

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

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

Adding Chalker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chalker 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 Chalker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chalker post office opened in 1887.

We also found Chalker on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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