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Welcome to Thomas ...
Thomas is located in Jefferson County.
Thomas is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Thomas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Thomas lies within the (205) area code.
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Communities near Thomas ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Thomas and not the distance if you drove.<2>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Thomas. |
Communities Also Named Thomas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 37 communities that are also named Thomas - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thomas.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thomas. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thomas. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Thomas:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas ...
Looking for more information about Thomas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about Thomas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thomas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thomas.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/ The official website for State of Alabama: www.alabama.gov/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance that stretches from Thomas. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5326, Longitude: -86.8569 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Thomas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Thomas. - Return to Citation |
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