Welcome to Thera ...

Thera is located in Whitman County<1>.

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

Thera is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Thera lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Thera: (509)

Communities near Thera ...

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

• Colfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Albion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Saint John
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <4>
• Oakesdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
  • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
• LaCrosse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
  • LaCrosse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCrosse <4>
• Endicott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Steptoe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Steptoe is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steptoe <4>
• Glenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
• Shawnee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
• Elberton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Elberton is located in Whitman 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 Thera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thera.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thera ...

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

Adding Thera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thera 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 Thera was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Thera mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/