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Welcome to Thrift ...Thrift is located in Jenkins County<1>. Google driving directions from your current location to Thrift The location of Thrift has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Thrift, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Thrift has a population of 2,623 people<3> (see below for details). Thrift is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Thrift lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Thrift: 478 Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thrift had an population of 2,623 people. This is a decrease of 1.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.09% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Thrift had a population of 2,668 people (which is 32.07% of the total population of Jenkins County). The population of Thrift represents 0.03% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people). With a 2010 count of 2,668 people, the population of Thrift increased 14.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,340 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Thrift. Communities Also Named Thrift ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Thrift: This one is located in Jenkins County and the other is located in Emanuel County. Beyond Georgia, there are 5 communities that are also named Thrift - they are located in Maryland, North Carolina, Texas and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thrift. Communities near Thrift ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thrift.
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 Thrift. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thrift. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thrift. 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 Thrift. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thrift. See our Newspapers Page for Thrift. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thrift ...Looking for more information about Thrift? 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 Thrift, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thrift. Adding Thrift to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Thrift 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 Thrift was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Thrift on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Thrift. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thrift. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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