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Welcome to Saint Thomas ...

Saint Thomas is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Thomas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Thomas: St. Thomas

Saint Thomas is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Saint Thomas is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Saint Thomas: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Saint Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Saint Thomas - they are located in Arkansas (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Thomas.

Communities near Saint Thomas ...

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

  • Vincennes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Princeton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrenceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
  • Sumner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Lawrence County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
  • Bicknell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Petersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
  • Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Patoka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
    • Patoka is located in Gibson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Saint Francisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Thomas ...

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

Adding Saint Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Thomas post office opened in 1896.

We also found Saint Thomas on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Thomas - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Thomas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Thomas 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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