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Welcome to Tabernacle ...

Tabernacle is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tabernacle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Tabernacle is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tabernacle: 478

Communities Also Named Tabernacle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Tabernacle: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Haralson County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 16 communities that are also named Tabernacle - they are located in Alabama (4), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Websites for Tabernacle ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washingtoncounty-ga.com/

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

Communities near Tabernacle ...

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

  • Tuckers Crossroad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Milledgeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sandersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tennille
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dedrich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Davisboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • The Colony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
  • Zebulon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • McIntyre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Irwinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tabernacle ...

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

Adding Tabernacle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tabernacle 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 Tabernacle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tabernacle post office opened in 1896. The Tabernacle post office closed in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tabernacle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tabernacle - 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.
<4>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/