Welcome to Pawnee ...

Pawnee is located in Grady County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Pawnee (Patience, this may take a moment).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pawnee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Pawnee is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pawnee (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Pawnee: 229

Communities Also Named Pawnee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Pawnee - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Pawnee ...

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

• Vada
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
  • Vada is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
• Bainbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• Cairo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
• Hansell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
  • Hansell is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
• Hawkinstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
  • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
• Camilla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camilla
  • Camilla is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camilla <4>
• Pelham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <4>
• Meigs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
  • Meigs is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <4>
• Ochlocknee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
  • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <4>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <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 Pawnee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pawnee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pawnee ...

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

Adding Pawnee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pawnee 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 Pawnee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pawnee post office opened in 1898.

We also found Pawnee on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pawnee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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