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Folkston Georgia Map

Explore Folkston, 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 Folkston, Georgia

How to Use This Folkston, Georgia Map

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

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

Latitude	30.839247
Longitude	-82.007248
Population	4,464
Density	411.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	31537
Area Code	229
County Seat	Folkston
School District	Charlton County School District

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About Folkston, Georgia

Folkston is a locality in Charlton County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,464. The population density is 411.3 people per km². Folkston is located at 30.8392°N, 82.0072°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Folkston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 31537.

Folkston emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed horizon as a gathering of sun-bleached frame houses and brick storefronts that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 19.1 miles west of Kingsland, GA (from Kingsland, GA: bearing 276°T), and is situated 11.1 miles north-northwest of Hilliard. Clay Branch carves a dark, persistent vein through the damp earth nearby, its sluggish waters reflecting the tangled canopy of longleaf pine and scrub oak that dominates the surrounding plain. Four miles to the west, the still surface of Hampton Lake catches the bruised purple light of dusk, offering a cool silence that contrasts with the rhythmic, heavy hum of insects rising from the brush. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and cooling asphalt, a thick atmosphere that presses against the skin and slows the gait of any traveler passing through the quiet streets.

Folkston grew from the iron tracks that bisected the wilderness, defining an economy long tethered to the movement of freight and the steady industry of the timber trade. The proximity of Martin Luther King Jr. Park provides a modest green anchor for the community, a small expanse of managed lawn that serves as a quiet witness to the generations who have worked the red clay and navigated the humid, sprawling lowlands. While the distant silhouette of Ellicotts Mound marks the far limits of the regional vista, the daily life of the populace remains focused on the local rhythm of commerce and the slow, deliberate pace of life in the interior. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the sturdy, weathered architecture of the center and the enduring patience of those who remain, tethered to a landscape that refuses to be hurried by the frantic pulse of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Charlton County (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 167° S
Train Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 189° S
Greetings from Folkston, Georgia (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 187° S
Martin Luther King Jr. Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 089° E
Homeland Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 359° N
Bethune School Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 157° SE
Deuce Lloyd Rec Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 197° S
Ralph E. Simmons State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 121° SE
Trail Ridge Tract (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 276° W
9cr199: Price Road Lithic Scatter (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 257° W
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.7 mi, 209° SW · 815k acres
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.0 mi, 280° W · 350k acres
9cr6: Davis Farm Lithic Scatter (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 246° SW
Satilla River Forest (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 064° NE
Camden County War Memorial (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 062° NE
Richard S. Bolt, Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 268° W
Okefenokee Swamp Park (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 314° NW
Dwvp (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 087° E
Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 26.7 mi, 090° E
Pinhook Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 27.7 mi, 229° SW · 96k acres
Cumberland Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 28.3 mi, 107° E · 55k acres
By the Trax Little Theater (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 105° E
Visitor Center (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 107° E
Seaton Creek Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.8 mi, 137° SE
Haskell Gallery (Gallery) — 30.7 mi, 141° SE
Sky Gallery (Gallery) — 30.8 mi, 141° SE
Gator Pond (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.3 mi, 135° SE
Ice House Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 100° E
Osceola National Forest (National Forest) — 32.3 mi, 207° SW · 160k acres
Fort Clinch Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 106° E

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