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Welcome to Gresston ...

Gresston is located in Dodge County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Eastman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cochran
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Dexter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cadwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pineview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Chauncey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gresston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/