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Colbert Georgia Map

Explore Colbert, 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 Colbert, Georgia

How to Use This Colbert, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Colbert, 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 Colbert.

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	Colbert
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Madison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.03789
Longitude	-83.212652
Population	630
Density	238.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30628
Area Code	770, 678
County Seat	Danielsville
School District	Madison County School District

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About Colbert, Georgia

Colbert is a locality in Madison County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 630. The population density is 238.7 people per km². Colbert is located at 34.0379°N, 83.2127°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Colbert is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30628.

Colbert anchors the red-clay expanse of the Georgia Piedmont, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue and the horizon remains vast and unassuming. It lies 10.9 miles east-northeast of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 6.2 miles northeast of Winterville. The landscape surrounding Colbert is defined by quiet woodlands and open fields that catch the slanted, golden light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the soil. A mile away, the gentle, winding course of Mill Shoal Creek cuts through the vegetation, its banks lined with the tangled, verdant persistence of kudzu and the stiff needles of longleaf pine. While the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains occasionally sharpen against the northern sky when the air is crisp and clear, the immediate terrain remains defined by the Reservoir 29 basin, which lies just two miles away as a still, reflective presence in the landscape.

Colbert maintains a deliberate pace of life, rooted in a history of small-scale agriculture and the modest industry of a regional transit point. Daily existence here often gravitates toward the Colbert Ball Fields, where the evening sounds of youth athletics echo against the silence of the surrounding woods, marking the rhythm of the seasons. The local economy persists with a quiet resilience, favoring land-based work and the steady, unpretentious commerce that defines the character of the county. Whether residents are navigating the quiet thoroughfares or tending to the patches of timber and field that define the property lines, Colbert remains a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle, cyclical shifts in the light and the slow growth of the pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Colbert Volunteer Fire Department (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 317° NW
Colbert Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 253° W
Greenspace Program Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 128° SE
MedLink Logo (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 355° N
Sheriff Dewey G. Seagraves Intersection (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 358° N
Cloud's Creek Baptist Church (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 131° SE
Watson Mill Bridge State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 093° E
Old Powerhouse Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 096° E
Uga Dairy Farm (Recreation Easement) — 8.2 mi, 193° S
Cook'S Trail (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 262° W
Sandy Creek Park (Local Park) — 9.2 mi, 267° W
Double Bridges Farm (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 192° S
North Oconee River Greenway (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 239° SW
Broad River Outpost (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 021° N
Broad River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 022° N
Tiny ATH Gallery (Gallery) — 10.8 mi, 244° SW
The Arch (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 239° SW
Morton Theater (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 240° SW
Ciné (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 241° SW
Tate Theater (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 237° SW
Georgia Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 235° SW
Athens Gneiss Drill Core (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 237° SW
Tree That Owns Itself (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 240° SW
Kissing Rock (Historic Ruins) — 12.1 mi, 246° SW
109-001 (State Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 135° SE
Oconee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.1 mi, 186° S · 116k acres
Ty Cobb Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 018° N
Oconee County Civic Center (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 229° SW
Elberton Granite Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 074° E
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 31.3 mi, 341° N · 752k acres

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