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Welcome to Gratis ...

Gratis is located in Walton County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gratis: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

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.

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 near Gratis ...

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

  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lawrenceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chamberlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
  • Winder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Braselton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Loganville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • 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 (so far) for Gratis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gratis post office opened in 1893. The Gratis post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gratis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gratis - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Gratis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Gratis 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/