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Welcome to Tharptown ...

Tharptown is located in Franklin County<1>.

Tharptown is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tharptown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Tharptown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tharptown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Tharptown ...

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

  • Florence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Muscle Shoals
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
    • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <3>
  • Russellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sheffield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tuscumbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Moulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Phil Campbell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Town Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 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 Tharptown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tharptown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tharptown ...

Looking for more information about Tharptown? 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 Tharptown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tharptown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tharptown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.