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Welcome to Culverton ...

Culverton is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Culverton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Culverton is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Culverton: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Culverton ...

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

  • Swaggy Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Gum Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Warrenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Zebulon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Sparta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Crawfordville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Warthen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • White Plains
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Culverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Culverton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Culverton ...

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

Adding Culverton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Culverton 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 (so far) for Culverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Culverton post office opened in 1854. The Culverton post office closed in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Culverton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Culverton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Culverton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Culverton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/