Welcome to Thor ...

Thor is located in Lexington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Thor is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Thor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Thor is within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Thor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Thor - they are located in Iowa and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Thor ...

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

• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Springdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Gaston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Swansea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <4>
• Wagener
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagener
  • Wagener is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagener <4>
• Pelion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelion
  • Pelion is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelion <4>
• North
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Gilbert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <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 Thor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thor ...

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

Adding Thor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thor post office opened in 1900.

We also found Thor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/