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Welcome to Socrates ...

So far, we found very little information about Socrates. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Socrates to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Socrates, please Contact Us.

Socrates would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Socrates, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Socrates is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Socrates was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Socrates was located: 478

Websites for Socrates ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Socrates, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Socrates ...

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

  • Griffin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Barnesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Forsyth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zebulon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Russellville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Flovilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Williamson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Socrates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Socrates in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Socrates was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Socrates.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Socrates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Socrates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.