Welcome to Gratis ...

Gratis is located in Walton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gratis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Gratis is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Gratis: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Websites for Gratis ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.waltonchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gratis, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Gratis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gratis - they are located in Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Gratis ...

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

• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Lawrenceville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Chamberlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Winder
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <5>
• Monroe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Braselton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braselton
  • Braselton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braselton <5>
• Loganville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  • Loganville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganville <5>
• Jefferson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 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 Gratis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gratis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gratis ...

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

Adding Gratis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gratis 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 Gratis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gratis post office opened in 1893.

We also found Gratis on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gratis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walton County: www.waltoncountyga.org/

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