Explore Pavo, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pavo, 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 Pavo.
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 | Pavo |
| State | Georgia (GA) |
| County | Brooks County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 30.959912 |
| Longitude | -83.737946 |
| Population | 622 |
| Density | 136.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 31778 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| County Seat | Quitman |
| School District | Thomas County School District |
Pavo emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed expanse of the Georgia plain like a quiet thought held in a long, humid afternoon. It lies 15.5 miles south-southeast of Moultrie, GA (from Moultrie, GA: bearing 169°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east-northeast of Thomasville. Reedy Creek meanders through the damp lowlands just a mile away, its dark, slow-moving waters nurturing a dense perimeter of vegetation that keeps the modern world at a respectful distance. To the northwest, the rise of Kennedy Hill offers a slight, stubborn interruption to the horizon, a rare lift in an otherwise level landscape that stretches toward the stillness of Moore Pond. The air here remains heavy with the scent of damp earth and longleaf pine, creating an atmosphere where the light at dusk turns a bruised, honeyed gold, clinging to the brick facades and the spreading branches of ancient oaks that shade the local streets.
Pavo retains the deliberate, measured pace of a place built on the cycles of the soil, where the economy has long leaned into the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet persistence of rural industry. While the nearby protected expanse of 014-001 preserves a slice of the native thicket, the surrounding fields testify to a history of cotton and timber that once defined the regional ambition. Every structure in Pavo speaks to a time when the railroad dictated the reach of commerce, leaving behind a collection of weathered storefronts that serve as the anchor for a life governed by the changing seasons rather than the ticking clock. Life here is not measured by grand events, but by the steady, sun-warmed routine of neighbors who recognize the sound of every engine that turns onto the main thoroughfare.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pavo, Georgia. Coordinates: 30.959912, -83.737946. 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 Pavo includes the ZIP code (31778), telephone area code (229), county seat of Brooks County (Quitman), and school district assignment (Thomas County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |