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Welcome to Chalybeate Springs ...

Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalybeate Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Chalybeate Springs: Chalybeate Spgs. (or less commonly used: Chalybeate Spngs. or Chalybeate Sprngs.)

Chalybeate Springs is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Chalybeate Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Chalybeate Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Kentucky and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Chalybeate Springs ...

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

  • Lawrences Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
    • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Carrolls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
    • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
  • Thomaston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Pine Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mountainbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
  • Woodbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
  • Talbotton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbotton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbotton
    • Talbotton is located in Talbot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbotton <4>
  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalybeate Springs ...

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

Adding Chalybeate Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Chalybeate Springs post office opened in 1860.

We also found Chalybeate Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalybeate Springs.

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

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 Meriwether, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chalybeate Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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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