Welcome to Kiokee ...
Kiokee is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiokee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
Kiokee is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kiokee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kiokee: 706 & 762<3>
Communities near Kiokee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kiokee.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- North Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Grovetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Thomson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Kiokee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kiokee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kiokee. 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 Kiokee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kiokee. See our Newspapers Page for Kiokee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiokee ...
Looking for more information about Kiokee? 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 Kiokee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kiokee.
Adding Kiokee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kiokee 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 (so far) for Kiokee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Kiokee post office opened in 1859. The Kiokee post office closed in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiokee.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kiokee - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Kiokee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Kiokee 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |