Welcome to Lavender ...

Lavender is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lavender, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Lavender is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lavender (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Lavender: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Lavender ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lavender - they are located in Colorado, Ontario (3), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lavender.

Communities near Lavender ...

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

• Rome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
• Cedartown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Cedartown is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <5>
• Seney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
  • Seney is located in Polk County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
• Summerville Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
• Summerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Chiaha ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
  • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
• Trion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
  • Trion is located in Chattooga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <5>
• Cedar Bluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
• Cave Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <5>
• Robealou Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
  • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people

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 Lavender. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lavender.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lavender ...

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

Adding Lavender to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lavender 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 Lavender was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lavender post office opened in 1889.

We also found Lavender in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lavender.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcountyga.org/

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