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Welcome to Lumber City Ferry ...

Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lumber City Ferry has a population of 1,257 people<2> (see below for details).

Lumber City Ferry is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lumber City Ferry: 912

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lumber City Ferry had an population of 1,257 people. This is a decrease of 5.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lumber City Ferry had a population of 1,328 people (or 8.79% of the total population of Jeff Davis County).

The population of Lumber City Ferry represents 0.01% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 1,328 people, the population of Lumber City Ferry increased 6.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,247 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lumber City Ferry.

Communities near Lumber City Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lumber City Ferry.

  • McRae - Helena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazlehurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ochwalkee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
    • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
  • Quinn ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Alamo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
  • Tallahassee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
    • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Uvalda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ailey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <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 Lumber City Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lumber City Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lumber City Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lumber City Ferry.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lumber City Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.