Welcome to Chastain ...

Chastain is located in Thomas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chastain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Chastain is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Chastain lies within the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Chastain ...

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

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

Communities near Chastain ...

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

• Thomasville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Moultrie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Cairo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
• Hansell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
  • Hansell is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
• Pelham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Boston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <4>
• Meigs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
  • Meigs is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <4>
• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
• Doerun
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
  • Doerun is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doerun <4>
• Ochlocknee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
  • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <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 Chastain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chastain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chastain ...

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

Adding Chastain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chastain post office opened in 1880.

We also found Chastain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chastain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/

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