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Welcome to Skidaway Island ...Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County<1>. The location of Skidaway Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Skidaway Island, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1796. A typical abbreviation for Skidaway Island: Skidaway Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.) Skidaway Island is near sea level<3>. Time Zone: Skidaway Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Skidaway Island: (912) Communities near Skidaway Island ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skidaway Island.
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 Skidaway Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skidaway Island. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skidaway Island. 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 Skidaway Island. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skidaway Island. See our Newspapers Page for Skidaway Island. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skidaway Island ...Looking for more information about Skidaway Island? 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 Skidaway Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skidaway Island. Adding Skidaway Island to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Skidaway Island 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 Skidaway Island was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1796. For more details, see References and Mentions for Skidaway Island. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skidaway Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/ The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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