Welcome to Talmo ...

The town of Talmo is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Talmo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Talmo has a population of 257 people<2> (see below for details).

Talmo is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Talmo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Talmo: (706) & (762)<4>

The ZIP code for Talmo: 30575<5>

Websites for Talmo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jacksoncountyga.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Talmo, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Talmo had an population of 257 people. This is an increase of 42.78% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Talmo had a population of 180 people. This makes Talmo the county's 7th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Talmo.

Communities Also Named Talmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Talmo: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Ware County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Talmo.

Communities near Talmo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Talmo.

• Gainesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <6>
• Gainesville Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Sugar Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <6>
• Winder
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <6>
• Dry Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Buford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <6>
• Braselton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braselton
  • Braselton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braselton <6>
• Jefferson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <6>
• Gaines Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
• Flowery Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
  • Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Talmo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Talmo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Talmo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Talmo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Talmo. See our Newspapers Page for Talmo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talmo ...

Looking for more information about Talmo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Talmo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Talmo.

Adding Talmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Talmo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Talmo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Talmo post office opened in 1898.

We also found Talmo on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Talmo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/