Welcome to Saint Marks ...

Saint Marks is located in Meriwether County<1>.

The location of Saint Marks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Marks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Marks: St. Marks

Saint Marks is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Saint Marks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Saint Marks - they are located in Florida, Indiana (2), Kansas, Manitoba and Maryland.

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

Communities near Saint Marks ...

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

• Smokey Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <4>
• LaGrange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Carrolls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
  • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
• Graysons Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysons Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
  • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
• Grantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
  • Grantville is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantville <4>
• Hogansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansville
  • Hogansville is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansville <4>
• Louise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Louise is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
• Pine Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Pine Mountain is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain <4>
• Sunny Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
  • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 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 Saint Marks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Marks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Marks ...

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

Adding Saint Marks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Marks post office opened in 1875.

We also found Saint Marks on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Marks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Marks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/