Welcome to Tunis ...
So far, we found very little information about Tunis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tunis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tunis, please Contact Us.
Tunis would have been located within present day Henry County<2>.
The location of Tunis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tunis has a population of 910 people<4> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tunis is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Tunis was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Tunis still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.
Websites for Tunis ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.henrycounty.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tunis, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Tunis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tunis - they are located in Arkansas, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tunis.
Communities near Tunis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tunis.
- Stonecrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Milstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - East Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <6>
- Stockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <6>
- Stockbridge North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- McDonough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- McDonough is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <6>
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <6>
- Forest Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <6>
- Thomasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 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 Tunis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tunis. 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 Tunis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunis. See our Newspapers Page for Tunis.
Adding Tunis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tunis 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 Tunis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Tunis post office opened in 1886.
We also found Tunis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ga.us/
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 Tunis, 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 Henry, 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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tunis. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tunis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |