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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Dougherty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
- Hinds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Sylvester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Worth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <4>
- Eugemar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Greenough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Dawson Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- East Dougherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Lake Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Relswood Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Baconton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconton
- Baconton is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baconton <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 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 for Gintown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gintown post office opened in 1873.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gintown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |