Welcome to Thrall ...

Thrall is located in Greenwood County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Thrall lies within the (620) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Olpe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
  • Olpe is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <4>
• Hamilton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Cassoday
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassoday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassoday
  • Cassoday is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassoday <4>
• Virgil
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
• Matfield Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matfield Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matfield Green
  • Matfield Green is located in Chase County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matfield Green <4>
• Lapland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
  • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
• Reece
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
  • Reece is located in Greenwood County
• Lamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>

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 for Thrall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Thrall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thrall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/