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Claxton Georgia Map

Explore Claxton, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Claxton, Georgia

How to Use This Claxton, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Claxton, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Claxton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Claxton
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Evans County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	32.161581
Longitude	-81.904005
Population	2,602
Density	578.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30417
Area Code	770, 678
County Seat	Claxton
School District	Evans County School District

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About Claxton, Georgia

Claxton is a locality in Evans County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,602. The population density is 578.0 people per km². Claxton is located at 32.1616°N, 81.9040°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Claxton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30417.

Claxton occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse of the coastal plain where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the distant, hazy silhouette of Griffin Ridge. It lies 21.1 miles south-southwest of Statesboro, GA (from Statesboro, GA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 15.6 miles north of Glennville. The landscape surrounding Claxton is defined by a quiet, rhythmic persistence of pines and open fields, where the air holds a heavy, humid stillness during the long afternoons. Cedar Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark waters reflecting the dense canopy of hardwoods that cling to the banks. Just a mile away, the surface of Plyler Pond remains a mirror for the shifting clouds, undisturbed save for the occasional ripple of a wading bird. Residents often find themselves within the quiet boundaries of Unknown Park, a space where the native grasses grow tall and the light at dusk turns the pine needles into a fine, shimmering copper.

Claxton maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life centered on the traditions of agriculture and the sweet, enduring legacy of the fruitcake industry that has long defined its local economy. The architecture of the downtown district reflects a time when commerce was anchored to the rails, with sturdy brick facades standing as silent witnesses to decades of seasonal harvests. Pecan groves provide a structural elegance to the outskirts, their branches forming intricate, dark lattices against the pale sky of late autumn. Education and communal gathering remain the bedrock of the daily rhythm, as the collective memory of the people binds the present to the generations who first worked this soil. In the quiet transition between the heat of the day and the cooling evening, the character of Claxton reveals itself not in grand gestures, but in the enduring consistency of a place that values the harvest and the neighborly exchange.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 357° N
Bell Memorial Field (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 244° SW
Evans County Park (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 085° E
Evans County Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 117° SE
Canoochee Sandhills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 062° NE
Excelsior and its Academy (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 341° N
Harville House (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 034° NE
Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 247° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 210° SW · 1,786 acres
Middleground Church Primitive Baptist (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 028° NE
U.S. National Tick Collection (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 022° N
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 20.4 mi, 021° N
Big Hammock Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.8 mi, 205° SW
Bulloch County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 022° N
Plane Shaped windmill (Public Artwork) — 25.5 mi, 150° SE
George L. Smith State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 334° NW
Moody Forest Tavia's Trailorest Natural area (Nature Reserve) — 29.7 mi, 234° SW
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 105° E
Pooler Stadium Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 38.3 mi, 092° E
Montieth Plantation (Historic Ruins) — 38.5 mi, 087° E
5 Star Family Fun Park (Theme Park) — 39.6 mi, 095° E
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.4 mi, 086° E · 94k acres
Georgia Salzburger Society Museum (Museum) — 44.8 mi, 070° E
Fort McAllister (Historic Castle / Fort) — 45.5 mi, 114° SE
Big Chairs (Attraction) — 47.1 mi, 097° E
Oglethorpe Trolley (Attraction) — 47.2 mi, 097° E
District Live (Theatre) — 47.6 mi, 096° E
Gretsch Museum (Museum) — 47.6 mi, 096° E
Nonfiction Gallery (Gallery) — 47.6 mi, 098° E
Fort Pulaski National Monument (National Monument) — 53.0 mi, 097° E · 11k acres

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