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Welcome to Stanfordville ...

Stanfordville is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanfordville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Stanfordville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stanfordville: 478

Communities Also Named Stanfordville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Stanfordville - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanfordville.

Communities near Stanfordville ...

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

  • Milledgeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eatonton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Morton is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
  • Oconee Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Shady Dale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhead ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
    • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Juliette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 126 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 Stanfordville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanfordville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanfordville ...

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

Adding Stanfordville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanfordville 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 Stanfordville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanfordville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stanfordville - 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.