Welcome to Megahee ...

Megahee is located in McDuffie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Megahee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Megahee has a population of 1,031 people<3> (see below for details).

Megahee is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Megahee: (706) and (762)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Megahee had an population of 1,031 people. This is a decrease of 0.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Megahee had a population of 1,035 people.

The population of Megahee represents 0.01% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 1,035 people, the population of Megahee decreased 5.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,090 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Megahee.

Communities near Megahee ...

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

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• Grovetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
  • Grovetown is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <6>
• Thomson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
  • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <6>
• Hephzibah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah
  • Hephzibah is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hephzibah <6>
• Harlem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Harlem is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <6>
• Wrens Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
  • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
• Wrens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
  • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <6>
• Warrenton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <6>
• Hamilton Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
  • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
• Blythe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
  • Blythe is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Megahee ...

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

Adding Megahee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Megahee 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 Megahee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Megahee post office opened in 1893.

We also found Megahee on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Megahee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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