Welcome to Island Shoals ...
So far, we found very little information about Island Shoals. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Island Shoals to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Island Shoals, please Contact Us.
Island Shoals would have been located within present day Henry County<2>.
The location of Island Shoals has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Shoals, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
A typical abbreviation for Island Shoals: Island Shls.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Island Shoals is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Island Shoals was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Island Shoals would have been located in the (770) area code.
Websites for Island Shoals ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.henrycounty.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Island Shoals, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Island Shoals ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Island Shoals.
- Milstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Stockbridge North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- McDonough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- McDonough is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
- Conyers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyers
- Conyers is located in Rockdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyers <5>
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- East Wood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Butts County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Social Circle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Circle
- Social Circle is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Social Circle <5>
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 Island Shoals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island Shoals.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Island Shoals. 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 Island Shoals.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Shoals. See our Newspapers Page for Island Shoals.
Adding Island Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Island Shoals 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 Island Shoals was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Island Shoals post office opened in 1884.
We also found Island Shoals in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Island Shoals.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ga.us/
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 Island Shoals, 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 Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Island Shoals - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |