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Welcome to Condor ...

Condor is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Condor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Condor is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Condor: 478

Communities Also Named Condor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Condor - it's located in Alberta.

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

Communities near Condor ...

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

  • Tuckers Crossroad
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
  • Dublin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rockledge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
    • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
  • Wrightsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Soperton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Laurens County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
  • Adrian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dexter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dudley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cadwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Condor ...

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

Adding Condor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Condor post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Condor.

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

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 Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Condor - 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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