Welcome to Thyatira ...

Thyatira is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thyatira, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Thyatira is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Thyatira: (706) & (762)<4>

Websites for Thyatira ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jacksoncountyga.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Thyatira, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Thyatira ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Thyatira - they are located in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thyatira ...

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

• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Winder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <5>
• Dry Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Braselton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braselton
  • Braselton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braselton <5>
• Auburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Commerce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
• Cleveland Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
  • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
• Blackshear Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackshear Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
  • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people

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 Thyatira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thyatira.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thyatira ...

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

Adding Thyatira to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thyatira post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thyatira.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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