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Welcome to Fodie ...

Fodie is located in Brooks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fodie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fodie has a population of 5,037 people<2> (see below for details).

Fodie is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Fodie: 229

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fodie had an population of 5,037 people. This is an increase of 101.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 131.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fodie had a population of 2,502 people (or 15.4% of the total population of Brooks County).

The population of Fodie represents 0.03% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 2,502 people, the population of Fodie increased 14.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,178 people).

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

Communities near Fodie ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fodie ...

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

Adding Fodie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fodie post office opened in 1897. The Fodie post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fodie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Brooks, 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 Fodie.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fodie - 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.
<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/