Welcome to Green Acres ...

Green Acres is located in Dougherty County<1>.

The location of Green Acres has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Green Acres is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Green Acres: (229)

Communities Also Named Green Acres ...

While we believe that this Green Acres is located in Dougherty County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named Green Acres. Those communities are located in the following counties: Catoosa, Chatham, Clarke and Clayton County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 80 communities that are also named Green Acres - they are located in Alabama (6), Alaska, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland (6), Mississippi (4), Montana, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (5), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (10), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Green Acres ...

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

• Clarks Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
  • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
• Dawson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Dawson is located in Terrell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
• Herod
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
  • Herod is located in Terrell County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• East Dougherty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Baconton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Bronwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronwood
  • Bronwood is located in Terrell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronwood <4>
• Sasser
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sasser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser
  • Sasser is located in Terrell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasser <4>
• De Witt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
• Turner City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
  • Turner City is located in Dougherty County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Acres ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dougherty County: www.dougherty.ga.us/

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