Welcome to Gintown ...
So far, we found very little information about Gintown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gintown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gintown, please Contact Us.
Gintown would have been located within present day Worth County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gintown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gintown is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gintown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Gintown was located: 229
Communities near Gintown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gintown.
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Sylvester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eugemar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Greenough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- Dawson Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- East Dougherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Lake Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Relswood Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Baconton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Gintown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gintown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gintown. 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 Gintown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gintown. See our Newspapers Page for Gintown.
Adding Gintown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gintown 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 Gintown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gintown post office opened in 1873. The Gintown post office closed in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gintown.
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 Gintown, 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 Worth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gintown - 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/ |