Welcome to Theo ...
Theo is located in Perry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Theo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Theo is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Theo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Theo: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Theo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Theo - it's located in Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Theo.
Communities near Theo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Theo.
- Brent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Grande
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Maplesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Oakmulgee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Suttle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Vilula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
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 Theo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Theo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Theo. 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 Theo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Theo. See our Newspapers Page for Theo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Theo ...
Looking for more information about Theo? 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 Theo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Theo.
Adding Theo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Theo 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 (so far) for Theo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Theo post office opened in 1879. The Theo post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Theo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Theo - 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 Theo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Theo 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/ |