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Welcome to Pocataligo ...

Pocataligo is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocataligo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Pocataligo is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pocataligo: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Pocataligo ...

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

  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dalton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
  • Dry Pond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Commerce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Madison Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
    • Former name for Madison Springs:
    • Alexanderville
  • Royston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lavonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Arcade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcade is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 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 Pocataligo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocataligo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocataligo ...

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

Adding Pocataligo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pocataligo post office opened in 1900. The Pocataligo post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocataligo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pocataligo - 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 Pocataligo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Pocataligo 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/