Damascus, Gordon County, Georgia

Damascus, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Damascus Road in Damascus
Damascus Road in Damascus
Damascus is located in Georgia
Damascus
Damascus
Damascus is located in the United States
Damascus
Damascus
Coordinates: 34°33′00″N 84°56′09″W / 34.55000°N 84.93583°W / 34.55000; -84.93583
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyGordon
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)706/762
GNIS feature ID331508[1]

Damascus is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. Damascus is located at the intersection of I-75/SR 401 and US 41/SR 3 north of Calhoun.

It was named after the ancient city of Damascus.[2]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Gordon County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 87. Retrieved April 26, 2015.