{"id":1638,"date":"2023-02-21T09:52:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T09:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:15","slug":"early-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/early-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Early County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early County is a county in Georgia, United States, on the state’s southwest border along the Chattahoochee River. It had a population of 10,854 at the 2020 census and covers 516 square miles (1,340 km2) centred near 31\u00b020\u2032N 84\u00b055\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Blakely is the county seat, and its postal code is 39823. The county has four incorporated cities and 14 unincorporated communities, and sits entirely in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Early County<\/h2>\n

Early County has four incorporated cities, one shared with a neighboring county, plus a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities across its rural interior. Type key: City · seat = county seat, City = incorporated municipality, Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no independent government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Blakely<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n5,371<\/td>\n39823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arlington<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Damascus<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jakin<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39861<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colomokee<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cuba<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freeman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hentown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones Crossroads<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Killarney<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucile<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Hope<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Damascus<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rowena<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saffold<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urquhart<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Arlington sits on the Early–Calhoun county line and is shared between both counties. Old Damascus and Damascus are two distinct places, not a duplicate entry — Old Damascus is the original 19th-century settlement site, while present-day Damascus grew up around the railroad a few miles away.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n