Welcome to Fountainville ...

Fountainville is located in Macon County<1>.

The location of Fountainville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountainville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Fountainville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Fountainville is within the (478) area code.

Communities Also Named Fountainville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fountainville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fountainville ...

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

• Americus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <4>
• Montezuma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Putnam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
• Ellaville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
  • Ellaville is located in Schley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellaville <4>
• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Marshallville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Marshallville is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <4>
• Oglethorpe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe
  • Oglethorpe is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglethorpe <4>
• Reynolds
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <4>
• Byromville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromville
  • Byromville is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byromville <4>
• Ideal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Ideal is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountainville ...

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

Adding Fountainville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fountainville post office opened in 1885.

We also found Fountainville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountainville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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