Welcome to Thackeray ...

Thackeray is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The location of Thackeray has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Thackeray: THAK-er-ee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thackeray, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Thackeray is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Thackeray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Thackeray: (618)

Communities near Thackeray ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thackeray.

• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Carmi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
  • Carmi is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmi <5>
• McLeansboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <5>
• Norris City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <5>
• Wayne City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <5>
• Enfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <5>
• Dahlgren
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <5>
• Belle Rive
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
  • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <5>
• Sims
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Sims is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <5>
• Omaha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thackeray. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thackeray.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thackeray. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thackeray.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thackeray. See our Newspapers Page for Thackeray.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thackeray ...

Looking for more information about Thackeray? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thackeray, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thackeray.

Adding Thackeray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thackeray in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thackeray was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thackeray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thackeray. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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