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Folkston, Georgia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Jacksonville (FL). It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the southeast of Folkston and has a population of 735,617 people.<1>

The next largest community is Brunswick. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northeast of Folkston and has a population of 15,600 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Atlantic Beach (FL)   SE50 mi [80.5 km]13,1471.65% decrease
 Baldwin (FL)   S36 mi [57.9 km]1,5465.39% decrease
 Callahan (FL)   SE21 mi [33.8 km]1,0589.98% increase
 Fernandina Beach (FL)   E35 mi [56.3 km]11,61010.06% increase
 Hilliard (FL)   SE11 mi [17.7 km]2,9218.11% increase
 MacClenny (FL)   S39 mi [62.8 km]6,03235.28% increase
 Orange Park (FL)   S49 mi [78.9 km]9,0430.42% decrease
 Blackshear   NW34 mi [54.7 km]3,4986.55% increase
 Darien   NE50 mi [80.5 km]1,7652.68% increase
 Homerville   W45 mi [72.4 km]2,8421.39% increase
 Kingsland   E20 mi [32.19 km]13,65930.01% increase
 Nahunta   N25 mi [40.23 km]9855.91% increase
 Saint Marys   E26 mi [41.84 km]16,76321.82% increase
 Waycross   NW33 mi [53.1 km]14,7743.65% decrease
 Woodbine   NE19 mi [30.58 km]1,36512.07% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Amelia City (FL)   SE36 mi [57.9 km]---
 Biscayne Village (FL)   SE32 mi [51.5 km]---
 Garden City (FL)   SE33 mi [53.1 km]---
 Glen Saint Mary (FL)   S39 mi [62.8 km]5036.34% increase
 Nassau Village (FL)   SE25 mi [40.23 km]---
 Polly Town (FL)   SE36 mi [57.9 km]---
 Yulee (FL)   SE27 mi [43.45 km]---
 Deenwood   NW34 mi [54.7 km]---
 Dock Junction   NE38 mi [61.2 km]---
 Fargo   W35 mi [56.3 km]3820.53% increase
 Harrietts Bluff Village   E22 mi [35.41 km]---
 Hoboken   N24 mi [38.62 km]52112.53% increase
 Homeland   NWLess than 2 mi7923.53% increase
 Patterson   N38 mi [61.2 km]6818.61% increase
 Sunnyside   NW34 mi [54.7 km]---

Charlton County

Folkston is located in Charlton County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charlton: Brantley, Nassau (FL), Camden, Baker (FL) and Ware.

While not sharing a border with Charlton, the counties of Duval (FL) and Glynn are close to Folkston.

Below are counties that are near Folkston (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Folkston:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Folkston
 Baker County (FL)   SWBaxter (FL)26 miles [41 km]
 Duval County (FL)   SESarah Bowden Grant (FL)26 miles [41 km]
 Nassau County (FL)   SEBoulogne (FL)4 miles [6 km]
 Brantley County   NBig Oak15 miles [24 km]
 Camden County   EColerain6 miles [9 km]
 Clinch County   WWilliamsburg30 miles [48 km]
 Glynn County   NEHayner28 miles [45 km]
 Pierce County   NWYouman32 miles [51 km]
 Ware County   NWBraganza24 miles [38 km]
 Wayne County   NO'Neal39 miles [62 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Folkston. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Folkston.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Folkston and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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