Welcome to Zidon ...

So far, we found very little information about Zidon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Zidon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zidon, please Contact Us.

Zidon would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

The location of Zidon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zidon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Zidon is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Zidon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Zidon still existed, it would have been in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.

Communities near Zidon ...

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

• Dalton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Toccoa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <6>
• Commerce
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <6>
• Hartwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Hartwell is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <6>
• Madison Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
  • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
  • Former name for Madison Springs:
  • Alexanderville
• Royston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Royston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <6>
• Lavonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
  • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <6>
• Maysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Banks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <6>
• Nicholson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <6>
• Comer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <6>

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

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

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

Adding Zidon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zidon 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 Zidon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Zidon post office opened in 1902.

We also found Zidon on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zidon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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