Welcome to Kildare ...
Kildare is located in Effingham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kildare, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Kildare is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kildare lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kildare: 912 & 565<3>
Communities Also Named Kildare ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kildare - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, Prince Edward Island and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kildare.
Websites for Kildare ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.effinghamcounty.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kildare, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Kildare ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kildare.
- Statesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Sylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Guyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haddonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
- Newington is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <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 Kildare. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kildare.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kildare. 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 Kildare.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kildare. See our Newspapers Page for Kildare.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kildare ...
Looking for more information about Kildare? 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 Kildare, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kildare.
Adding Kildare to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kildare 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 Kildare was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kildare post office opened in 1910. The Kildare post office closed in 1919.
We also found Kildare
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kildare.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kildare - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Kildare area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Kildare area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |