Find Cheapest Gas Prices In Canton For Thanksgiving Travel

CANTON, GA —This Thanksgiving, we can be thankful for steady gas prices in Georgia.

According to AAA Auto Club South, Wednesday's regular gas price average in Georgia is $2.44 — four cents up from last week's average of $2.40. It's also lower than the $2.59 national average, but higher than the $2.37 state average from last Thanksgiving.

While Georgia's average gas price is below the national average, Cherokee County has one of the highest prices in the state.

According to AAA estimates, Wednesday's regular gas prices in Cherokee County is $2.48.

"For the 49 million Americans hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, they will find gas prices mostly similar, if not cheaper, than last year's holiday," AAA said. "Today's national average is $2.59. That is just a few cents over the 2018 holiday weekend average of $2.57."

Heading into the holiday weekend, states in the South and Southeast tout the cheapest gas prices in the country, including the top 8 of the 10 least expensive averages in the country: Louisiana ($2.21), Mississippi ($2.22), Texas ($2.25), Alabama ($2.27), South Carolina ($2.28), Oklahoma ($2.28), Arkansas ($2.29) and Tennessee ($2.30). New Mexico ($2.50) carries the most expensive average in the region.

Oklahoma (+6 cents), South Carolina (+4 cents), Georgia (+4 cents) and Texas (+1 cent) are the only states in the South and Southeast with gas prices more expensive than a year ago. The other seven states carry cheaper year-over-year gas price averages between one and six cents.

If you're filling up the tank on the way to Thanksgiving dinner, you may want to consider which areas have the lowest prices.

GasBuddy has compiled a list of gas stations in Canton and their gas prices. Here are the top five cheapest gas prices (for regular unleaded) in the area, as of Wednesday:

• Chevron 1847 Marietta Hwy Canton, GA: $2.31
• Exxon 3255 Marietta Hwy Canton, GA: $2.31
• Texaco 180 Butterworth Rd. Canton, GA: $2.31
• Mobil 3550 Marietta Hwy Canton, GA: $2.32
• Chevron 50 Riverstone Pkwy Canton, GA: $2.42

You can check out where else you can find the lowest gas prices here.