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Welcome to Thrall ...

Thrall is located in Greenwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thrall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Thrall is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thrall lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Thrall: 620

Communities Also Named Thrall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Thrall - they are located in Iowa, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Thrall ...

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

  • Eureka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Olpe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cassoday
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Virgil
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Matfield Green
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lapland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
  • Ivanpah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
  • Reece
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thrall ...

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

Adding Thrall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thrall 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 Thrall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Thrall post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thrall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thrall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/