Welcome to Theba ...
Theba is located in Crenshaw County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Theba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Theba is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Theba lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Theba: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Theba ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Theba - it's located in Arizona.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Theba.
Communities near Theba ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Theba.
- Opp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <4>
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luverne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brantley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Babbie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- River Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Dozier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 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 Theba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Theba.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Theba. 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 Theba.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Theba. See our Newspapers Page for Theba.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Theba ...
Looking for more information about Theba? 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 Theba, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Theba.
Adding Theba to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Theba 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 (so far) for Theba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Theba post office opened in 1904. The Theba post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Theba.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Crenshaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Theba - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Theba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Theba area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |