Welcome to Savannah Beach ...
Savannah Beach is located in Chatham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Savannah Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.
A typical abbreviation for Savannah Beach: Savannah Bch.
Savannah Beach is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Savannah Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Savannah Beach: 912 & 565<3>
Communities near Savannah Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Savannah Beach.
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hilton Head Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rossignol Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Thunderbolt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Isle of Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
- Union Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Nicholsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 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 Savannah Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Savannah Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Savannah Beach. 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 Savannah Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Savannah Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Savannah Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Savannah Beach ...
Looking for more information about Savannah Beach? 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 Savannah Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Savannah Beach.
Adding Savannah Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Savannah Beach 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 Savannah Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Savannah Beach post office opened in 1929. The Savannah Beach post office closed in 1978.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Savannah Beach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Savannah Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Savannah Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Savannah Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |