RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Marion County >> PutnamIndex...

Welcome to Putnam ...

Putnam is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Putnam, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Putnam had a population of 2,898 people.<2> (see below for details).

Putnam is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Putnam (for example, toward Hurtsboro (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Putnam: 229

Communities Also Named Putnam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Putnam - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Putnam ...

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

  • Americus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Richland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ida Vesper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
    • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
  • Ideal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Norwich is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Andersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <4>
  • Draneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville

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 Putnam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Putnam.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Putnam ...

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

Adding Putnam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Putnam 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 Putnam was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Putnam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Putnam.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Putnam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.