Welcome to Tharpe ...
So far, we found very little information about Tharpe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tharpe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tharpe, please Contact Us.
Tharpe would have been located within present day Houston County<2>.
The location of Tharpe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tharpe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tharpe is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Tharpe was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Tharpe still existed, it would have been in the (478) area code.
Communities Also Named Tharpe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tharpe - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tharpe.
Communities near Tharpe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tharpe.
- Warner Robins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Robins
- Warner Robins is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner Robins <5>
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
- Fort Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Valley
- Fort Valley is located in Peach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Valley <5>
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Peach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
- Elberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Washington Square
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Lee Pope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Stathams Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
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 Tharpe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tharpe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tharpe. 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 Tharpe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tharpe. See our Newspapers Page for Tharpe.
Adding Tharpe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tharpe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tharpe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tharpe post office opened in 1888.
We also found Tharpe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tharpe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tharpe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tharpe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |