Welcome to Gresston ...

Gresston is located in Dodge County<1>.

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

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

Gresston is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Gresston ...

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

• Hawkinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkinsville <4>
• Eastman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Eastman is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastman <4>
• Cochran
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Cochran is located in Bleckley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochran <4>
• Royal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Bleckley County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Plainfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Dexter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Cadwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
  • Cadwell is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadwell <4>
• Pineview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
  • Pineview is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineview <4>
• Chauncey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chauncey <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 Gresston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gresston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gresston ...

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

Adding Gresston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Gresston on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gresston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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