Welcome to Touraine ...
So far, we found very little information about Touraine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Touraine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Touraine, please Contact Us.
Touraine would have been located within present day Thomas County<2>.
The location of Touraine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Touraine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Touraine is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Touraine was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Touraine once stood is in the (229) area code.
Communities Also Named Touraine ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Touraine - it's located in Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Touraine.
Communities near Touraine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Touraine.
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
- Moultrie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Moultrie is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultrie <5>
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
- Hansell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <5>
- Meigs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
- Meigs is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <5>
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ochlocknee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
- Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <5>
- Pavo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
- Pavo is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavo <5>
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
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 Touraine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Touraine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Touraine. 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 Touraine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Touraine. See our Newspapers Page for Touraine.
Adding Touraine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Touraine 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 Touraine was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.
We also found Touraine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Touraine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/
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 Touraine, 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 Thomas, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Touraine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |