Damascus, GA

Damascus is a city in Early County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 census counted 212 residents. An early variant name was Kestler. Georgia State Route 45 passes through the community, leading north 10 miles to Arlington and south 9 miles to Colquitt. Damascus is home to Southwest Georgia Academy, which was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy and participates in the Georgia Independent School Association. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Damascus, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Damascus, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Georgia State Route 200 also passes through the center of town, leading east 24 miles to Newton and northwest 15 miles to Blakely, the Early County seat.