Welcome to Ogeechee ...
So far, we found very little information about Ogeechee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ogeechee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ogeechee, please Contact Us.
Ogeechee would have been located within present day Screven County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogeechee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ogeechee is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ogeechee was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Ogeechee still existed, it would have been in the (912) area code.
In the past, Ogeechee was named Oguchee.
Communities Also Named Ogeechee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ogeechee - it's located in Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ogeechee.
Communities near Ogeechee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ogeechee.
- Statesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
- Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <5>
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Millen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millen
- Millen is located in Jenkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millen <5>
- Thrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Sylvania is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <5>
- Brooklet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklet
- Brooklet is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklet <5>
- Portal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Portal is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <5>
- Hiltonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonia
- Hiltonia is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiltonia <5>
- Pulaski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Candler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
- Newington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
- Newington is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <5>
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 Ogeechee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogeechee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ogeechee. 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 Ogeechee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogeechee. See our Newspapers Page for Ogeechee.
Adding Ogeechee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ogeechee 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 Ogeechee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ogeechee post office opened in 1834.
We also found Ogeechee in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogeechee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ogeechee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Screven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ogeechee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |