Buckhead Georgia Map

About Buckhead, Georgia

Buckhead is a locality in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,441. The population density is 628.1 people per km². Buckhead is located at 31.8618°N, 81.2603°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 30625, 30305, 31324.

Buckhead emerges from the low-lying terrain where the dark, tannin-stained waters of Big Tom Creek carve a path through the dense, humid embrace of the Ossabaw Island Wildlife Management Area. It lies 14.3 miles southeast of Richmond Hill, GA (from Richmond Hill, GA: bearing 134°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south-southwest of Wilmington Island. The landscape is a quiet expanse of marsh and maritime forest, where the salt-heavy air shifts constantly between the stillness of the inland thickets and the restless pull of the Florida Passage, which lies only four miles to the east. Across the horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Spider Ridge breaks the flatness of the coastal plain, while the nearby Pine Islands emerge from the tidal flats like emerald slivers in the gray, shifting light. During the humid afternoons, the atmosphere grows heavy and thick, pressing against the longleaf pines and creating a muffled, expectant silence that characterizes this protected stretch of Georgia coastline.

History in Buckhead is measured by the slow accumulation of silt and the persistent memory of the tides that shape the local economy. The land remains largely defined by its preservation within the Ossabaw Island Wildlife Management Area, a status that keeps the pace of life tethered to the natural rhythms of the seasons rather than the rapid expansion of modern industry. While Ocean Pond holds the quiet reflection of the sky four miles away, the people here maintain a subtle connection to the water, drawing their livelihood from the bounty of the nearby sounds and the cultivation of the surrounding soil. There is a distinct, solitary dignity to the way the days unfold in Buckhead, where the primary labor involves maintaining the delicate balance between human presence and the encroaching, wild vitality of the coastal landscape.

About This Buckhead Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckhead, Georgia. Coordinates: 31.861845, -81.260314. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Buckhead includes the ZIP code (30625, 30305, 31324), telephone area code (404, 470, 678, 478), county seat of Chatham County (Savannah), and school district assignment (Bryan County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.