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Welcome to Ticknor ...

Ticknor is primarily located in Colquitt County<1>. A portion of Ticknor extends into Worth County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ticknor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Ticknor is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ticknor: 229

Communities near Ticknor ...

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

  • Moultrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Camilla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pelham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
  • East Dougherty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
  • Norman Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Baconton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Poulan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ty Ty
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Ticknor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ticknor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ticknor ...

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

Adding Ticknor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ticknor post office opened in 1903. The Ticknor post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ticknor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Colquitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ticknor - 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/