Welcome to Floydtown ...
So far, we found very little information about Floydtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Floydtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Floydtown, please Contact Us.
Floydtown would have been located within present day Miller County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Floydtown is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Floydtown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Floydtown (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Floydtown was located: 229
Communities near Floydtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Floydtown.
- Douglass Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douglasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blakely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Hentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Donalsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colquitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 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 Floydtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floydtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Floydtown. 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 Floydtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Floydtown. See our Newspapers Page for Floydtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Floydtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Miller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Floydtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |