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Folkston

Folkston is a city in South Georgia in the US South. Folkston is the gateway to the Okefenokee Swamp and the place of the Folkston Funnel. If you want to explore the best of Georgia's nature, from alligators to woodpeckers or bladderworts to water lilies, then the Okefenokee Swamp is the place to be.
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  • Type: Village with 3,250 residents
  • Description: city in Charlton County, Georgia, United States
  • Also known as: “Folkston, GA” and “Folkston, Georgia”
  • Postal code: 31537

Places of Interest

Highlights include Charlton County Courthouse and Charlton County High School.

Courthouse
Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in Folkston, Georgia. It is in the Neoclassical style and was constructed in 1928 out of brick, stone, and concrete.

School
Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public high school located in Folkston, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Charlton County School District, which serves .

Shelter
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is located in Folkston, Georgia along CSX Transportation's Nahunta Subdivision, and provides a location where railfans can safely view and photograph trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homeland.

Village
Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , , United States. The population was 886 in 2020.

Folkston

Latitude
30.8306° or 30° 49′ 50″ north
Longitude
-82.0098° or 82° 0′ 35″ west
Population
3,250
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US FON
Open location code
862VRXJR+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154192386
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4195600
Wiki­data ID
Q523119
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Satellite Map

Discover Folkston from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Folkston” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فولكستون”
  • Basque: “Folkston”
  • Bulgarian: “Фолкстон”
  • Catalan: “Folkston”
  • Cebuano: “Folkston”
  • Chamorro: “Folkston”
  • Chechen: “Фолкстон”
  • Chinese: “Folkston”
  • Chinese: “福克斯通”
  • Danish: “Folkston”
  • Dutch: “Folkston”
  • French: “Folkston”
  • German: “Folkston”
  • Gilaki: “فؤلکستن (جؤرجيا)”
  • Gilaki: “فؤلکستن”
  • Greek: “Φόλκστον”
  • Haitian: “Folkston, Georgie”
  • Haitian: “Folkston”
  • Hungarian: “Folkston”
  • Ido: “Folkston, Georgia”
  • Ido: “Folkston”
  • Irish: “Folkston”
  • Italian: “Folkston”
  • Ladin: “Folkston (Georgia (stat American))”
  • Ladin: “Folkston)”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Folkston”
  • Mazanderani: “فلکستون”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Folkston”
  • Newari: “फोक्सटन (ज्योर्जिया)”
  • Newari: “फोक्सटन, जर्जिया”
  • Newari: “फोक्सटन, ज्योर्जिया”
  • Newari: “फोक्सटन”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Folkston”
  • Norwegian: “Folkston”
  • Persian: “فلکستون، جورجیا”
  • Persian: “فلکستون”
  • Polish: “Folkston”
  • Portuguese: “Folkston”
  • Serbian: “Фолкстон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Folkston, Georgia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Folkston”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فلکستون، جورجیا”
  • Spanish: “Folkston (Georgia)”
  • Spanish: “Folkston”
  • Swedish: “Folkston”
  • Tatar: “Фолкстон”
  • Ukrainian: “Фолкстон”
  • Urdu: “فولکسٹن، جارجیا”
  • Uzbek: “Folkston”
  • Volapük: “Folkston”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Folkston, Georgia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Folkston”
  • Welsh: “Folkston, Georgia”
  • Welsh: “Folkston”

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