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Welcome to Damascus ...

The city of Damascus is located in Early County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Damascus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Damascus has a population of 226 people<2> (see below for details).

Damascus is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Damascus (for example, toward Columbia (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Damascus is within the (229) area code.

The ZIP code for Damascus: 39841<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Damascus had an population of 226 people. This is a decrease of 11.02% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Damascus had a population of 254 people. This makes Damascus the county's 2nd most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Damascus.

Communities Also Named Damascus ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 24 communities that are also named Damascus - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Damascus ...

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

  • Douglasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
    • Douglasville is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
  • Hawkinstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
    • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
  • Blakely
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
  • Hentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
    • Hentown is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Morgan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Colquitt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Edison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
    • Leary is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <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 Damascus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Damascus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damascus ...

Looking for more information about Damascus? 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 Damascus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Damascus.

Adding Damascus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Damascus post office opened in 1856.

We also found Damascus on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Damascus.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Early, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Damascus.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Damascus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Damascus). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Damascus or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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