United States, Georgia, Upson County, Thomaston, 32.88819, -84.32659Cliff, Penny D.2004-06-29Encyclopedia article about the town of Thomaston, Georgia. Selected for the 1986 edition of "The 100 Best Small Towns in America" and again in 1995, Thomaston offers slow-paced southern charm and hospitality. Located in west central Georgia, it is approximately sixty-five miles south of Atlanta, forty-five miles west of Macon, and sixty miles northeast of Columbus. With a population of 9,411, according to the 2000 U.S. census, this Georgia Main Street city and former mill town features an early-twentieth-century courthouse square and historic businesses and homes.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Cities and towns--GeorgiaThomastonText