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Welcome to Sappville ...

Sappville is located in Ware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sappville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Sappville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sappville: 912

Communities near Sappville ...

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

  • Waycross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Waltertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Blackshear
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Nicholls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Homerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ruskin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • Ruskin is located in Ware County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
  • Argyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Talmo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Talmo is located in Ware County
  • Waresboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sappville ...

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

Adding Sappville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sappville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Sappville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sappville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Ware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sappville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/