Welcome to Commissary Hill ...
Commissary Hill is located in Calhoun County<1>.
Commissary Hill is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Commissary Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Commissary Hill (for example, toward Haleburg (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Commissary Hill: 229
Communities near Commissary Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Commissary Hill.
- Douglass Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Clarks Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Douglasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Hawkinstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Blakely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colquitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Commissary Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Commissary Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Commissary Hill. 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 Commissary Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Commissary Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Commissary Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Commissary Hill ...
Looking for more information about Commissary Hill? 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 Commissary Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Commissary Hill.
Adding Commissary Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Commissary Hill 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 Commissary Hill was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Commissary Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Commissary Hill - 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. |