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History · Talahi Island

Half of Talahi Island’s homes were built after 1978

Most of Talahi Island was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1945 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Talahi Island’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Talahi Island are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Talahi Island, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Talahi Island yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Talahi Island is a barrier island, unincorporated community, and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census. Located between Savannah and the beach resort town of Tybee Island, Talahi Island is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,248 in 2010, 1,247 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Talahi Island on the map, 1945 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Talahi Island. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Talahi Island on the 1945 USGS mapTalahi Island on the 1978 USGS map1945Bluffton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Talahi Island.

Famous people

Famous people close to Talahi Island

Nobody well known was born in Talahi Island itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dianna AgronAmerican actress · b. 1986
Flannery O'ConnorAmerican writer · b. 1925
Stacy KeachAmerican actor · b. 1941
Miriam HopkinsAmerican actress · b. 1902
Conrad AikenAmerican novelist and poet · b. 1889
Buddy CarterAmerican politician · b. 1957
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.