Welcome to Tibet ...

So far, we found very little information about Tibet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tibet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tibet, please Contact Us.

Tibet would have been located within present day Long County<2>.

The location of Tibet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tibet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tibet is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Tibet was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Tibet once stood is in the (912) area code.

Communities near Tibet ...

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

• Hinesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesville
  • Hinesville is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinesville <5>
• Jesup
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <5>
• Garden Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
  • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
• Walthourville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
  • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <5>
• Ludowici
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
  • Ludowici is located in Long County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <5>
• Midway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
• Darien
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Darien is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darien <5>
• Screven Fork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
  • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
• Riceboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
  • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <5>
• Doe Run Estates
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
  • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 736 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 Tibet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tibet.

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

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

Adding Tibet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tibet post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tibet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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