Welcome to Double Branches ...

Double Branches is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Double Branches, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Double Branches is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Double Branches: (706) and (762)<4>

Websites for Double Branches ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lincolncountyga.org/

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

Communities Also Named Double Branches ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Double Branches: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Carroll County.

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

Communities near Double Branches ...

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

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• Snead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
  • Snead is located in Columbia County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
• McCormick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
  • McCormick is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <5>
• Lincolnton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Hamilton Crossroads
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
  • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
• Hesters Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Parksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Parksville is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksville <5>
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Plum Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <5>
• Modoc
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Modoc is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modoc <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Double Branches ...

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

Adding Double Branches to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Double Branches 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 Double Branches was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Double Branches post office opened in 1823.

We also found Double Branches on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1839.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Double Branches.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountyga.com

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