Welcome to Saco ...
So far, we found very little information about Saco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Saco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saco, please Contact Us.
Saco would have been located within present day Mitchell County<2>.
The location of Saco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Saco is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Saco was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Saco (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Saco still existed, it would have been in the (229) area code.
Communities Also Named Saco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Saco - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2) and Pennsylvania (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saco.
Communities near Saco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saco.
- Moultrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Moultrie is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultrie <5>
- Hansell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Camilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camilla
- Camilla is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camilla <5>
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
- Greenough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Meigs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
- Meigs is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <5>
- Baconton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconton
- Baconton is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baconton <5>
- Doerun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
- Doerun is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doerun <5>
- Ochlocknee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
- Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <5>
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Baker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
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 Saco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saco. 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 Saco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saco. See our Newspapers Page for Saco.
Adding Saco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saco 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 for Saco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Saco post office opened in 1897.
We also found Saco on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcountyga.net
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Saco, 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 Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |