Welcome to Ticknor ...

Ticknor is primarily located in Colquitt County<1>. A portion of Ticknor extends into Worth County.

The location of Ticknor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ticknor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Ticknor is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ticknor is within the boundaries of the (229) area code.

Communities near Ticknor ...

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

• Moultrie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
  • Moultrie is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultrie <4>
• Sylvester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Sylvester is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <4>
• Camilla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camilla
  • Camilla is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camilla <4>
• Pelham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <4>
• Greenough
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
  • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
• East Dougherty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
  • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
• Norman Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
  • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <4>
• Baconton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconton
  • Baconton is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baconton <4>
• Poulan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
  • Poulan is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <4>
• Ty Ty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ty Ty
  • Ty Ty is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ty Ty <4>

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 Ticknor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ticknor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ticknor. 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 Ticknor.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ticknor ...

Looking for more information about Ticknor? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ticknor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ticknor.

Adding Ticknor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ticknor 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 Ticknor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ticknor post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ticknor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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