Whigham Georgia Map

About Whigham, Georgia

Whigham is a locality in Grady County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 428. The population density is 140.9 people per km². Whigham is located at 30.8830°N, 84.3238°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Whigham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39897.

Whigham emerges from the Georgia landscape as a study in quiet persistence, defined by the steady, unhurried passage of the McElvey Branch as it meanders through the low-lying terrain. It lies 7.3 miles west of Cairo, GA (from Cairo, GA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 15.0 miles east of Bainbridge. The air here holds the heavy, humid stillness of the deep interior, where the longleaf pines cast thin shadows across the red clay that characterizes the soil. To the north, the rise of Curry Hill breaks the horizon, a modest prominence that anchors the view, while the surrounding topography yields gradually toward the distant, gentle depressions of Camp Flats. Sunlight at dusk possesses a singular quality in Whigham, catching the dust of the fields and turning the atmosphere into a warm, amber haze that seems to slow the very movement of the wind.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the legacy of pecan groves and field crops providing a structural rhythm to the changing seasons. The proximity of 2010043 offers a quiet refuge of natural growth, preserving a patch of the wild that contrasts with the orderly rows of the surrounding plantations. Residents often find their way toward Country Club Lake when the heat of the afternoon demands a respite, the water acting as a reflective mirror for the expansive, cloud-dappled sky. Life in Whigham moves with a deliberate gravity, shaped by the cycles of the harvest and the deep-rooted connections of those who have long worked this earth, maintaining a character that favors the permanence of the land over the frantic pace of the modern world.

About This Whigham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whigham, Georgia. Coordinates: 30.882968, -84.323794. 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 Whigham includes the ZIP code (39897), telephone area code (912), county seat of Grady County (Cairo), and school district assignment (Grady 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.