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Welcome to Fish ...

Fish is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fish, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Fish is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fish (for example, toward Piedmont (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Fish: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Fish ...

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

  • Rome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rome is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
  • Dallas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dallas is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Cedartown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bremen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Temple
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rockmart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Euharlee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Seney is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Summerville Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 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 Fish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fish.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fish ...

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

Adding Fish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fish post office opened in 1874. The Fish post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fish.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fish - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Fish area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Fish 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/