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Welcome to Thessing ...

So far, we found very little information about Thessing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Thessing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Thessing, please Contact Us.

Thessing would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Thessing is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Thessing was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Thessing was located: 479

Communities near Thessing ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Alma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
  • Barling
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Booneville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lavaca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
  • Mulberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kibler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kibler is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Dyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyer is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <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 Thessing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thessing.

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

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

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 Thessing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thessing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.