Welcome to Stephenton ...
So far, we found very little information about Stephenton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stephenton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stephenton, please Contact Us.
Stephenton would have been located within present day Lowndes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stephenton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stephenton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Stephenton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Stephenton was located: 229
Communities near Stephenton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stephenton.
- Valdosta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
- Valdosta is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <4>
- Lakeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeland is located in Lanier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
- Hahira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
- Hahira is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahira <4>
- Lake Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Lake Park is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <4>
- Ray City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
- Ray City is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <4>
- Remerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Dasher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Franklinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
- Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
- Potter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Jennings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Hamilton County (FL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
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 Stephenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stephenton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stephenton. 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 Stephenton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stephenton. See our Newspapers Page for Stephenton.
Adding Stephenton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stephenton 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 for Stephenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Stephenton post office opened in 1903.
We also found Stephenton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stephenton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lowndes County: www.lowndescounty.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Stephenton, 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 Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stephenton - 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |