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Welcome to Concord ...

Concord is located in Sumter County<1>.

Concord is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Concord, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Concord: 229

Communities Also Named Concord ...

While we believe that this Concord is located in Sumter County, we know of another 11 Georgia communities named Concord. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Cobb, Dawson, Decatur, Forsyth, Fulton, Jasper, Meriwether, Pike and Schley County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 105 communities that are also named Concord - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), California, Delaware (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (5), Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (11), Vermont, Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Concord ...

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

  • Americus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Putnam is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Buena Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Stewart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <3>
  • Smithville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ideal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Ideal is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <3>
  • Olivers Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
    • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
  • Andersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Concord ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Concord - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.