Welcome to Valdosta ...The city of Valdosta is located in Lowndes County<1> and is the County Seat for Lowndes County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Valdosta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. When the people of Valdosta refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Valdostan<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Valdosta has a population of 56,552 people<3> (see below for details). Valdosta is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Valdosta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Valdosta: 229 The ZIP codes for Valdosta: 31601-31606, 31698<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valdosta had an population of 56,552 people. This is an increase of 3.73% since the 2010 Census. At the time of the 2010 Census, Valdosta had a population of 54,518 people (or 49.7% of the total population of Lowndes County). This makes Valdosta the county's most populous community. The population of Valdosta represents 0.56% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community. More information can be found on the Census Page for Valdosta. Communities Also Named Valdosta ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Valdosta - they are located in Alabama and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valdosta. Websites for Valdosta ...Official Website: www.valdostacity.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.valdostachamber.com/ Communities near Valdosta ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valdosta.
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 Valdosta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valdosta. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valdosta. 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 Valdosta. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valdosta. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Valdosta. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valdosta ...Looking for more information about Valdosta? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Valdosta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valdosta. Adding Valdosta to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Valdosta 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 Valdosta was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863. For more details, see References and Mentions for Valdosta. Footnotes ...
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