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Welcome to Powelton ...

Powelton is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powelton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Powelton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Powelton: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Powelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Powelton - they are located in Delaware, North Carolina and Pennsylvania (3).

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

Communities near Powelton ...

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

  • Carters Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
  • Swaggy Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Gum Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Union Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Zebulon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Sparta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lundberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
    • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
  • Daniel Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 594 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 Powelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powelton ...

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

Adding Powelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powelton 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 Powelton was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1822.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powelton.

Footnotes ...

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