Welcome to Phinizy ...
Phinizy is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Phinizy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Phinizy is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Phinizy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Phinizy: 706 & 762<3>
Communities near Phinizy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phinizy.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Snead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Grovetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bonair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Lulaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Megahee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
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 Phinizy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phinizy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phinizy. 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 Phinizy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phinizy. See our Newspapers Page for Phinizy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phinizy ...
Looking for more information about Phinizy? 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 Phinizy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phinizy.
Adding Phinizy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Phinizy 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 (so far) for Phinizy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Phinizy post office opened in 1904. The Phinizy post office closed in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Phinizy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phinizy - 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 Phinizy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Phinizy 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |