Talbotton Georgia Map

About Talbotton, Georgia

Talbotton is a locality in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 742. The population density is 92.3 people per km². Talbotton is located at 32.6776°N, 84.5394°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Talbotton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 31827.

Talbotton occupies a quiet expanse of the red-clay piedmont, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue that stains the roots of longleaf pine and blankets the low, sloping terrain. It lies 30.1 miles east-northeast of Columbus, GA (from Columbus, GA: bearing 60°T), and is situated 19.1 miles southwest of Thomaston. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, though the distant, hazy silhouette of Pine Woods Ridge suggests a more rugged geography far to the north. Water shapes the immediate surroundings, with the steady, unassuming movement of Kimbrough Creek threading through the woods just a mile away, while the still, dark surface of Cooliks Lake reflects the shifting clouds of the afternoon. The air here carries a heavy, humid stillness that seems to suspend time, turning the evening light into a thick, golden syrup that clings to the bark of hardwoods and the encroaching vines of kudzu.

Talbotton grew from the agricultural ambitions of the nineteenth century, establishing a center of commerce that once relied heavily on the fertile soil and the slow, deliberate pace of the rural South. Evidence of this earlier era remains in the architecture surrounding the central square, where the structures speak to a period when the local economy was defined by the harvest of pecans and the seasonal cycles of the land. The proximity of the Old Talbot County High provides a quiet, lingering reminder of the community’s social history, serving as a landmark that anchors the local memory. Today, the rhythm of life in Talbotton moves with a soft, persistent gravity, favoring the quiet endurance of a small place that has witnessed the slow transformation of its regional landscape without losing its singular, steady character.

About This Talbotton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Talbotton, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.677637, -84.539366. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Talbotton includes the ZIP code (31827), telephone area code (229), county seat of Talbot County (Talbotton), and school district assignment (Talbot County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.