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Welcome to Fort Barrington Ferry ...

Fort Barrington Ferry is located in McIntosh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Barrington Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Barrington Ferry: Ft. Barrington Ferry

Fort Barrington Ferry is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Barrington Ferry: 912 & 565<3>

Communities near Fort Barrington Ferry ...

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

  • Groveside Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
  • Jesup
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Doboy ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
  • Ludowici
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Darien
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Popwellville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Pendarvis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
    • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
  • Shady Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
  • Townsend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Barrington Ferry ...

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

Adding Fort Barrington Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Barrington Ferry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fort Barrington Ferry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Barrington Ferry post office opened in 1849. The Fort Barrington Ferry post office closed in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Barrington Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including McIntosh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Barrington Ferry - 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Barrington Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Barrington Ferry 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/