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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Thomas. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Thomas.

We found mention of Thomas as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Barton County, Kansas.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1882.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

We found 37 communities that share the name Thomas.

There are two communities within Kansas that are also named Thomas.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 36 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kansas ...
    • Ellsworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Ellsworth County].
    • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Marshall County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Thomas [Jefferson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Prairie County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Thomas [Prairie County].
    • Georgia
      • Burke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Thomas [Burke County].
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Thomas [Bingham County].
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Thomas [Bureau County].
      • Vermilion County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Thomas [Vermilion County].
    • Indiana
      • Davies's County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Thomas [Davies's County].
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Thomas [Warren County].
    • Kentucky
      • Boyd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Boyd County].
      • Estill County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Estill County].
      • Floyd County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Floyd County].
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Pike County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Bienville Parish].
      • Rapides Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Rapides Parish].
      • Washington Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Washington Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Thomas [Dorchester County].
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thomas [Oakland County].
      • Tuscola County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thomas [Tuscola County].
      • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thomas [Van Buren County].
    • Missouri
      • Harrison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Thomas [Harrison County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Thomas [Cheshire County].
    • New Mexico
      • Union County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Thomas [Union County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Thomas [Custer County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thomas [Washington County].
    • Quebec
      • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Thomas.
    • South Dakota
      • Hamlin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Thomas [Hamlin County].
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Thomas [Putnam County].
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Panola County].
      • Rockwall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Rockwall County].
      • Upshur County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Upshur County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Thomas [Davis County].
    • Virginia
      • Buchanan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Thomas [Buchanan County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Thomas [King County].
      • Walla Walla County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Thomas [Walla Walla County].
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Thomas [Tucker County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Thomas ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Thomas:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

More Orphans in  Barton County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Barton County.

Airbase Spur 
AllianceMilwaukee
Allison's RanchMonon
Arkansas River 
 Nathan
Bardeen 
BartondalePeace Creek
BloomingdalePeacocks Ranch
BonewitzPleasant Encampment
BrooklynPride
Buena VistaPutnam
  
Cheyenne BendRed Rocks
Cheyenne BottomRoberts
Clarence 
ClarendonSpring
  
GarfieldVerbeck
Gere 
Giles CityWalnut Creek
 Webb
Leoville 
LottZarah

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Thomas could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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