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Welcome to Nahunta ...

The city of Nahunta is located in Brantley County<1> (at the time of its founding, Nahunta was located in Wayne County) and is the County Seat for Brantley County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nahunta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nahunta has a population of 1,135 people<2> (see below for details).

Nahunta is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Nahunta: 912

The ZIP code for Nahunta: 31553<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nahunta had an population of 1,135 people. This is an increase of 7.79% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nahunta had a population of 1,053 people (which is 5.7% of the total population of Brantley County). This makes Nahunta the county's most populous community.

The population of Nahunta represents 0.01% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 289th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Nahunta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nahunta - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Nahunta ...

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

  • Jefferson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
  • Blackshear
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Raybon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
    • Raybon is located in Brantley County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
  • Screven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Patterson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Popwellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
    • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Hoboken
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Offerman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tarboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tarboro
    • From Nahunta to Tarboro
  • Hortense
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nahunta ...

Looking for more information about Nahunta? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Nahunta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Nahunta.

Adding Nahunta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nahunta 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 Nahunta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Nahunta post office opened in 1877.

We also found Nahunta on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nahunta.

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

The official website for Brantley County: www.brantleycounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Brantley, 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 Nahunta.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nahunta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Nahunta). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Nahunta or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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