Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thomas had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas, with the one closest to Thomas listed first.
- Ensley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
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- North Birmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Sandusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coalburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Wylam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
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- Powderly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
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- Spaulding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
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- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- East Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Vanderbilt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
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- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- Ishkooda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
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- Bartonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
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- Ware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
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- Oxmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
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- Dolomite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gate City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
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- East Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
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- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Ruffner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruffner is located in Jefferson County
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- Cardiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Blossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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