Welcome to Thatcher ...

Thatcher is located in Box Elder County<1>.

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

Thatcher was established in 1890.

Thatcher is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Thatcher is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Thatcher: (435)

Communities Also Named Thatcher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Thatcher - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho (3), Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Thatcher ...

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

• Brigham City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
  • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
  • Former names for Brigham City:
  • Box Elder
  • Youngsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <4>
• Tremonton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremonton
  • Tremonton is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremonton <4>
• Wellsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Garland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <4>
• Honeyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
  • Honeyville is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeyville <4>
• Mendon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <4>
• Elwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
• Bear River City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
  • Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Bear River City has also been known as:
  • Bear River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <4>
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Corinne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Corinne is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinne <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 Thatcher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thatcher.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thatcher ...

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

Adding Thatcher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thatcher post office opened in 1896.

We also found Thatcher on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thatcher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/