Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Among the newest of U.S. towns · #248 of 263 in Georgia. What drives it
Most of Skidaway Island was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1944 on and the census since 1980.
Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Skidaway Island is among the newest of U.S. towns, #248 of 263 in Georgia. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Skidaway Island’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Skidaway Island’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Skidaway Island.
Several archaeological sites on Skidaway Island have been identified as possible shell rings, circular or semi-circular mounds constructed by the indigenous inhabitants of the island, including:
Skidaway 9, Large and Small (Archaeological site number 9CH73),
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
2017Aerial view of Skidaway Island, Georgia
2011Skidaway Island State Park
2011Skidaway Island State Park Site 50
2011Skidaway Island SP Avian Loop Trail
2011Skidaway Island SP Avian Loop Trail - panoramio (1)
2011Skidaway Island SP - Sand Piper Trail
2011Skidaway Island SP - Big Ferry Trail
2011Skidaway Island SP - Big Ferry Trail - panoramio (4)
2011Skidaway Island SP - Big Ferry Trail - panoramio (3)
2011Skidaway Island SP - Big Ferry Trail - panoramio (2)
2011Skidaway Island SP - Big Ferry Trail - panoramio (1)
2007WSVHatSkIO2007
2005GAMap-doton-SkidawayIslandEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Skidaway Island. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Skidaway Island.
Grew from 1,264 people in 1980 to 9,310 in 2020, 7 times over.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Skidaway Island’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Skidaway Island itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Skidaway Island is among the newest of U.S. towns, #248 of 263 in Georgia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
0.0% of Skidaway Island’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 1990.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (12), the Library of Congress (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
