Road Names, Addresses & Mapping

Addresses

The GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Department assigns and verifies all addresses in the County that fall outside of the city limits of Grovetown and Harlem. Addresses are assigned and should be posted according to a standard set of rules to help make sure you can be found quickly in a time of need.

Driveway access determines your address
Posted numbers must be visible from both directions on the road with no weeds or other items blocking their view
Posted numbers should be mounted on pole or mailbox on either side of a driveway entrance
Reflective numbers are helpful for night visibility, but are not required
The size of number and where you post your number is affected by the type of building
- Commercial
- Single family residential
- Multi-family residential
- The Property Numbering Compliance section of the code details the different requirements

Have a question? Please email the Addressing team or give us a call at 706-868-3421.

Road Names

Road names are as vital as address numbers for emergency response. The GIS Department also coordinates all public and private road names in the County that fall outside the city limits of Grovetown and Harlem. Road names are reviewed and approved according to a standard set of rules to help make sure you can be found quickly in a time of need.

Public or private roads that provide access to three or more structures should be assigned a name
No two roads should have the same name or names that are too similar sounding
Road names should not be too difficult to spell or too difficult to pronounce

Have a question or a road that needs a name? Please email the Road Name team or give us a call at 706-868-3421.

GPS (Global Positioning Service) Program

The GIS Department leads the County GPS Program, which is used to keep track of the location of County owned utilities. Our program is different from others because our Reference Station is a part of the Trimble's VRS NowTM Network.

We operate a Trimble Alloy CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Station)
- Zephyr 3 Geodetic antenna
- Broadcasts one second positions from GPS and GLONASS constellations
- The NGS (National Geodetic Survey) information for our CORS provides additional information
Data corrections provided
- Free Single-Base real time corrections provided via IP for GNSS data
- Subscription based real time corrections provided through the Trimble VRS NowTM Network
- Free CORS differential correction after data has been collected in the field
Data correction formats
- CMR+
- RTCM v2.3 and DGPS
- RTCM v3.0
Reference Station Connection Request Form (PDF)

Have a question or need permissions for corrections? Please email the GPS team or give us a call at 706-868-3421.

Other Programs & Services

The GIS Department also provides many other services to County departments and the public:

Our data and programs help make sure other County departments are serving our community to the best of their ability
Our software can print custom maps as needed for County employees and members of our community
Our web GIS program allows us to build interactive maps for you to view information you find important