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Welcome to Thomasboro ...

Thomasboro is located in Screven County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomasboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Thomasboro is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thomasboro: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Thomasboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Thomasboro - they are located in Illinois and North Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Thomasboro ...

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

  • Statesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cameron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Millen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thrift
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
  • Sylvania
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sardis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Portal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hiltonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Newington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 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 Thomasboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomasboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomasboro ...

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

Adding Thomasboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thomasboro post office opened in 1914. The Thomasboro post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomasboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Screven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomasboro - 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Thomasboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Thomasboro 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/