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Welcome to Mize ...

Mize is located in Stephens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mize, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Mize is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mize: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Mize ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Mize: This one is located in Stephens County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 3 communities that are also named Mize - they are located in Kentucky and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Mize ...

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

  • Toccoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Commerce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cornelia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jarrett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
  • Baldwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Westminster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Royston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lavonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
    • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <4>
  • Maysville
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Mize. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mize.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mize ...

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

Adding Mize to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mize post office opened in 1888.

We also found Mize on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mize.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Stephens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mize - 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 Mize area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Mize 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/