Welcome to Thomastown ...
Thomastown is located in Madison Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomastown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Thomastown is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Thomastown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Thomastown: 318 & 457<3>
Communities Also Named Thomastown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Thomastown - they are located in Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thomastown.
Communities near Thomastown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thomastown.
- Vicksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in Warren County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
- Tallulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
- Tallulah is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tallulah
- From Thomastown to Tallulah
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delta
- From Thomastown to Delta
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ashly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashly
- From Thomastown to Ashly
- Stout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stout
- From Thomastown to Stout
- Omega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Omega
- From Thomastown to Omega
- Quebec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quebec. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quebec
- From Thomastown to Quebec
- Sondheimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondheimer
- Sondheimer is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sondheimer <5>
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 Thomastown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomastown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thomastown. 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 Thomastown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomastown. See our Newspapers Page for Thomastown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomastown ...
Looking for more information about Thomastown? 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 Thomastown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thomastown.
Adding Thomastown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Thomastown 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 Thomastown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Thomastown post office opened in 1884.
We also found Thomastown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomastown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomastown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomastown - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Thomastown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Thomastown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |