RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Troup County >> Sassafrass HillsIndex...

Welcome to Sassafrass Hills ...

Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sassafrass Hills has a population of 255 people<2> (see below for details).

Sassafrass Hills is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Sassafrass Hills: 706 & 762<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sassafrass Hills had an population of 255 people. This is a decrease of 8.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sassafrass Hills had a population of 279 people.

With a 2010 count of 279 people, the population of Sassafrass Hills decreased 29.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 393 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sassafrass Hills.

Communities near Sassafrass Hills ...

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

  • Lanett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanett is located in Chambers County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <5>
  • Roanoke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roanoke is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
  • Graysons Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
  • West Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hogansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Louise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Pine Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sassafrass Hills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Troup, 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 Sassafrass Hills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sassafrass Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Sassafrass Hills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Sassafrass Hills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.