Welcome to Thomas ...

Thomas is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Thomas is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Thomas is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Thomas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Thomas and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Thomas is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Thomas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thomas.

Communities near Thomas ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Thomas.

• Clayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Texline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
  • Texline is located in Dallam County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <4>
• Sedan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
• Mount Dora
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Amistad
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
  • Amistad is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <4>
• Perico ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
  • Perico is located in Dallam County (TX)
• Seneca
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Grenville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
  • Grenville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas ...

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

Adding Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thomas post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/