Welcome to Meigs ...

The city of Meigs is primarily located in Thomas County<1>. A portion of Meigs extends into Mitchell County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meigs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Meigs has a population of 1,029 people<2> (see below for details).

Meigs is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Meigs (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Meigs: (229)

The ZIP code for Meigs: 31765<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Meigs had an population of 1,029 people. This is a decrease of 0.58% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meigs had a population of 1,035 people. This makes Meigs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Meigs represents 0.01% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 290th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Meigs.

Communities Also Named Meigs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Meigs - they are located in Ohio (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Meigs ...

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

• Vada
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
  • Vada is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
• Thomasville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Camilla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camilla
  • Camilla is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camilla <5>
• Pelham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Greenough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
  • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
• Doerun
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
  • Doerun is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doerun <5>
• Ochlocknee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Coolidge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
  • Coolidge is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <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 Meigs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meigs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meigs ...

Looking for more information about Meigs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Meigs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Meigs.

Adding Meigs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meigs 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 Meigs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Meigs post office opened in 1882.

We also found Meigs on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meigs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meigs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/