Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most of Ambrose was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 1960.
The Ambrose post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ambrose’s history is told.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ambrose yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Ambrose is a city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 327.
Its first post office opened in 1900. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 380 to 327 (-14%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
2019Mt. Ebell Church
2019Jerry's Grocery
2019Dollar General
2019Ambrose Public Library
2019Ambrose Community Park
2019Ambrose Christian Church
2016GA268 railroad crossing
2016Ambrose Water Tower
2016Ambrose Volunteer Fire Department
2016Ambrose Post Office
2016Ambrose Elementary School
2016Ambrose Elementary School plaque
2016Ambrose Elementary School bell
2016Ambrose City limit GA268EB
2016Ambrose City Hall
2005GAMap-doton-AmbroseEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ambrose. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ambrose.
Between 244 and 380 people in every census since 1960.
7 censuses, 1960–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ambrose’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Ambrose itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Ambrose post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (16), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
