Welcome to Talasee ...
So far, we found very little information about Talasee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Talasee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Talasee, please Contact Us.
Talasee would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
The location of Talasee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Talasee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Talasee has a population of 848 people<4> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Talasee is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Talasee was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Talasee still existed, it would have been in the (706) and (762)<6> area codes.
Websites for Talasee ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.jacksoncountyga.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Talasee, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Talasee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Talasee.
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Clarke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <7>
- Chamberlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- 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 <7>
- Dry Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 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 <7>
- Braselton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- 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 <7>
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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 <7>
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- 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 <7>
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <7>
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Talasee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Talasee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Talasee. 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 Talasee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Talasee. See our Newspapers Page for Talasee.
Adding Talasee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Talasee 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 for Talasee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Talasee on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Talasee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Talasee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Talasee. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Talasee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |