Welcome to Temperance ...

Temperance is located in Telfair County<1>.

The location of Temperance has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Temperance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Temperance is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Temperance: (912)

Communities Also Named Temperance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Temperance - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Temperance ...

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

• Fitzgerald
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
  • Fitzgerald is located in Ben Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzgerald <4>
• McRae - Helena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae - Helena
  • McRae - Helena is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McRae - Helena <4>
• Abbeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Rochelle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <4>
• Milan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Rhine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
  • Rhine is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <4>
• Chauncey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chauncey <4>
• Jacksonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Abba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
• Arp
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Irwin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Temperance ...

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

Adding Temperance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Temperance 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 Temperance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Temperance post office opened in 1836.

We also found Temperance in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Temperance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Temperance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/