Welcome to Thalia ...

Thalia is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Thalia is located in Foard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Thalia is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Thalia: (940)

Communities Also Named Thalia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Thalia - they are located in British Columbia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Thalia ...

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

• Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
• Crowell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
  • Crowell is located in Foard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowell <3>
• Chillicothe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <3>
• Rayland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
  • Rayland is located in Foard County
• Margaret
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Foard County
• Lockett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
  • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
• Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
  • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
• Foard City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
  • Foard City is located in Foard County
• Tolbert ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
  • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
• Gilliland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
  • Gilliland is located in Knox County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thalia ...

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

Adding Thalia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thalia post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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