Welcome to Thomas City ...

Thomas City is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomas City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Thomas City is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Thomas City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Thomas City and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Thomas City: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Thomas City ...

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

• Tallahassee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallahassee <5>
• Monticello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Saint Marks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Saint Marks is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marks <5>
• Waukeenah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeenah
  • Waukeenah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukeenah <5>
• Capitola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Lamont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <5>
• Lloyd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Lloyd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <5>
• Aucilla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
• Woodville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Miccosukee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miccosukee
  • Miccosukee is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miccosukee <5>

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 Thomas City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomas City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas City ...

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

Adding Thomas City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thomas City 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 Thomas City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thomas City post office opened in 1893.

We also found Thomas City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomas City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/