Welcome to Thomas ...

Thomas is located in Bingham County<1>.

The location of Thomas 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Thomas is 4,440 feet [1,353 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Thomas is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Thomas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Thomas: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Thomas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, 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.

Communities near Thomas ...

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

• Chubbuck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
  • Chubbuck is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chubbuck <5>
• Blackfoot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <5>
• Firth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <5>
• Basalt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basalt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
  • Basalt is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <5>
• Moreland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Moreland is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <5>
• Collins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Bingham County
• Pingree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pingree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
  • Pingree is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <5>
• Fort Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hall
  • Fort Hall is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hall <5>
• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Wapello
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Bingham County

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

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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thomas.

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

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

Adding Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thomas post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomas.

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 Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/