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Welcome to Thiard ...

Thiard is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Thiard is located in Shoshone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thiard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Thiard is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Thiard is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Thiard lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Thiard (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Thiard: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Thiard ...

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

  • Kellogg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinehurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Osburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mullan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Frisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Silverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thiard ...

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

Adding Thiard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thiard 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 Thiard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thiard post office opened in 1895. The Thiard post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thiard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thiard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Thiard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Thiard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/