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Welcome to Dafron ...

Dafron is located in Catoosa County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dafron has a population of 7,294 people<2> (see below for details).

Dafron is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Dafron (for example, toward New Hope (TN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Dafron: 706 & 762<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dafron had an population of 7,294 people. This is an increase of 39.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 100.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dafron had a population of 5,242 people (which is 8.18% of the total population of Catoosa County).

The population of Dafron represents 0.05% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 5,242 people, the population of Dafron increased 44.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,638 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dafron.

Communities near Dafron ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <5>
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Red Bank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <5>
  • Collegedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Signal Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Signal Terrace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
  • Harrison Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
  • LaFayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Thompsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompsonville is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dafron ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Catoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dafron.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dafron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Dafron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Dafron area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.