Homeland Georgia Map

About Homeland, Georgia

Homeland is a locality in Charlton County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 755. The population density is 135.5 people per km². Homeland is located at 30.8561°N, 82.0209°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31537.

Homeland stretches across a flat, quiet expanse of the Georgia interior, where the horizon is defined by the persistent, dark silhouettes of longleaf pine and the tangled, verdant reach of kudzu. It lies 20.0 miles west of Kingsland, GA (from Kingsland, GA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north-northwest of Folkston. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to press against the skin, especially as the afternoon sun casts long, amber shadows across the red-clay earth. Just a mile away, the modest waters of Clay Branch cut a slow, winding path through the brush, while the stillness of Ray and Hannaford Lake lies only three miles out, offering a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting clouds of a vast, open sky. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Moonshine Ridge barely pricks the skyline, a reminder of the rugged elevations far removed from this low-lying, terrestrial calm. Homeland carries the weight of a slow-moving agricultural heritage, where the local economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the quiet labor of the fields. Daily life centers on the simple, functional presence of the Unknown Ball Park, a space that serves as the common denominator for the community’s social pulse. There is a particular, unforced patience in how the day unfolds here, far from the frantic pace of the modern metropolis, with the land itself dictating the tempo of work and rest. While Trouble Valley sits nine miles to the distance, it serves only to emphasize the isolation of this particular stretch of ground, a place where the history of the region is felt in the texture of the dust on the roads and the enduring, stoic character of those who remain.

About This Homeland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Homeland, Georgia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.856065, -82.020949. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Homeland and Charlton County.

Detailed location data for Homeland includes the ZIP code (31537), telephone area code (229), county seat of Charlton County (Folkston), and school district assignment (Charlton County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Homeland is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.