Welcome to Thomas ...Thomas is located in Washington Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897. Thomas is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Thomas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Thomas: 985 Communities Also Named Thomas ...While we believe that this Thomas is located in Washington Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Thomas. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Bienville and Rapides Parish. Beyond Louisiana, there are 37 communities that are also named Thomas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (4), 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.
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 (so far) for Thomas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomas. Footnotes ...
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