Welcome to Possie ...
So far, we found very little information about Possie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Possie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Possie, please Contact Us.
Possie would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Possie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Possie is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Possie was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Possie was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities near Possie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Possie.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Carters Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Hesters Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lundberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Cadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Tignall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Possie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Possie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Possie. 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 Possie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Possie. See our Newspapers Page for Possie.
Adding Possie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Possie 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 (so far) for Possie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Possie post office opened in 1899. The Possie post office closed in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Possie.
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 Possie, 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 Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Possie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Possie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Possie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |