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Welcome to Thayer ...The village of Thayer is located in Sangamon County<1>. The location of Thayer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Thayer: THAY-er<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Thayer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Thayer has a population of 658 people<4> (see below for details). Thayer is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Thayer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Thayer is within the boundaries of the (217) area code. The ZIP code for Thayer: 62689<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thayer had an population of 658 people. This is a decrease of 5.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.27% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Thayer had a population of 693 people. This makes Thayer the county's 19th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 693 people, the population of Thayer decreased 7.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 750 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Thayer. Communities Also Named Thayer ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Thayer - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thayer. Communities near Thayer ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thayer.
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 Thayer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thayer. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thayer. 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 Thayer. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thayer. See our Newspapers Page for Thayer. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thayer ...Looking for more information about Thayer? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Thayer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thayer. Adding Thayer to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Thayer 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 Thayer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Thayer mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931). For more details, see References and Mentions for Thayer. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thayer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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