Do you know of Thomas ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Thomas. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Thomas.<1>

We found mention of Thomas as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Boyd County, Kentucky.

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

We found 37 communities that share the name Thomas.

There are three communities within Kentucky that are also named Thomas.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 36 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Estill County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Estill County].
- Floyd County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Floyd County].
- Pike County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Pike County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Thomas [Jefferson County].
- Arkansas
  - Prairie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Thomas [Prairie County].
- Georgia
  - Burke County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Thomas [Burke County].
- Idaho
  - Bingham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Thomas [Bingham County].
- Illinois
  - Bureau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Thomas [Bureau County].
  - Vermilion County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Thomas [Vermilion County].
- Indiana
  - Davies's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Thomas [Davies's County].
  - Warren County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Thomas [Warren County].
- Kansas
  - Barton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Barton County].
  - Ellsworth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Ellsworth County].
  - Marshall County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Marshall County].
- Louisiana
  - Bienville Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Bienville Parish].
  - Rapides Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Rapides Parish].
  - Washington Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Washington Parish].
- Maryland
  - Dorchester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Thomas [Dorchester County].
- Michigan
  - Oakland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thomas [Oakland County].
  - Tuscola County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thomas [Tuscola County].
  - Van Buren County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thomas [Van Buren County].
- Missouri
  - Harrison County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Thomas [Harrison County].
- New Hampshire
  - Cheshire County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Thomas [Cheshire County].
- New Mexico
  - Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Thomas [Union County].
- Oklahoma
  - Custer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Thomas [Custer County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thomas [Washington County].
- Quebec
  - Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Thomas.
- South Dakota
  - Hamlin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Thomas [Hamlin County].
- Tennessee
  - Putnam County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Thomas [Putnam County].
- Texas
  - Panola County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Panola County].
  - Rockwall County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Rockwall County].
  - Upshur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Upshur County].
- Utah
  - Davis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Thomas [Davis County].
- Virginia
  - Buchanan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Thomas [Buchanan County].
- Washington
  - King County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Thomas [King County].
  - Walla Walla County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Thomas [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
  - Tucker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Thomas [Tucker County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Thomas ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Thomas:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Thomas - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Boyd County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Boyd County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Thomas could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.