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Welcome to Patten ...

Patten is located in Thomas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patten, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Patten is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Patten: 229

Communities Also Named Patten ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Patten - they are located in Maine, Massachusetts and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Patten ...

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

  • Thomasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hansell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hansell is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
  • Fodie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fodie is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Quitman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Meigs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Newark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
  • Ochlocknee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pavo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Patten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patten.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patten ...

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

Adding Patten to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patten 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 Patten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Patten post office opened in 1884. The Patten post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patten.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Thomas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Patten - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/