Welcome to Thatcher ...Thatcher is located in Las Animas County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Thatcher, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Thatcher is 5,420 feet [1,652 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Thatcher is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Thatcher lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Thatcher: 719 Communities Also Named Thatcher ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Thatcher - they are located in Arizona, Idaho (3), Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thatcher. Communities near Thatcher ...We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Thatcher.
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 (so far) for Thatcher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Thatcher. Footnotes ...
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