Welcome to Thruston ...

Thruston is located in Daviess County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thruston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Thruston is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Thruston (for example, toward Ekron), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Thruston: (270)

Communities near Thruston ...

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

• Owensboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Tell City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Rockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Lewisport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Cannelton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Hawesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Grandview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Whitesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Chrisney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisney
  • Chrisney is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisney <4>
• Richland City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
  • Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
  • Richland City has also been known as:
  • Richland

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 Thruston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thruston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thruston. 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 Thruston.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thruston ...

Looking for more information about Thruston? 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 Thruston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thruston.

Adding Thruston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thruston 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 Thruston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thruston post office opened in 1886.

We also found Thruston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thruston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/