Welcome to Dames Ferry ...

Dames Ferry is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Dames Ferry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dames Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Dames Ferry: Dames Fry. (or less commonly used: Dames Frry.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dames Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Dames Ferry.

Dames Ferry is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Dames Ferry: (478)

Websites for Dames Ferry ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dames Ferry, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dames Ferry ...

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

• Brookhaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
• Belvedere Manor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
  • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
• Jones Acres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
  • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
• Forsyth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Gray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Bloomfield Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
  • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
• Russellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Monroe County
• Rutland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Bibb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
• Flovilla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flovilla
  • Flovilla is located in Butts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flovilla <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dames Ferry ...

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

Adding Dames Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dames Ferry post office opened in 1884.

We also found Dames Ferry on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dames Ferry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/