Welcome to Philema ...
Philema is located in Lee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Philema, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Philema is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Philema lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Philema: 229
Websites for Philema ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.leechamber.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Philema, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Philema ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Philema.
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Dougherty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albany
- From Philema to Albany
- Hinds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Milldale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Cordele
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
- Cordele is located in Crisp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordele <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cordele
- From Philema to Cordele
- Sylvester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Worth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sylvester
- From Philema to Sylvester
- Eugemar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Dawson Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leesburg
- From Philema to Leesburg
- East Dougherty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Lake Park
(15 miles [24.1 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 Philema. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Philema.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Philema. 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 Philema.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Philema. See our Newspapers Page for Philema.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philema ...
Looking for more information about Philema? 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 Philema, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Philema.
Adding Philema to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Philema 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 Philema was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Philema post office opened in 1892.
We also found Philema on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Philema.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Philema. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lee County: www.lee.ga.us/
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 Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Philema - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |