Welcome to Thunderbolt ...

The town of Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County<1>.

The location of Thunderbolt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thunderbolt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thunderbolt has a population of 2,630 people<3> (see below for details).

Thunderbolt is near sea level<4>.

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

Thunderbolt lies within the (912) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thunderbolt had an population of 2,630 people. This is a decrease of 1.42% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thunderbolt had a population of 2,668 people. This makes Thunderbolt the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Thunderbolt represents 0.03% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 196th most populous community.

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

Communities near Thunderbolt ...

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

• Bluffton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Pooler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <5>
• Richmond Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <5>
• Port Wentworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <5>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Hardeeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <5>
• Rossignol Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <5>
• Tybee Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tybee Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybee Island
  • Tybee Island is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tybee Island <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 Thunderbolt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thunderbolt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thunderbolt ...

Looking for more information about Thunderbolt? 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 Thunderbolt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thunderbolt.

Adding Thunderbolt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thunderbolt 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 Thunderbolt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thunderbolt post office opened in 1892.

We also found Thunderbolt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thunderbolt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

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