Welcome to Thomaston ...

Thomaston is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Thomaston is located in Gogebic County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomaston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Thomaston is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Thomaston and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Thomaston lies within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Thomaston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Thomaston - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, New York (2), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Thomaston ...

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

• Ironwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <4>
• Bessemer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <4>
• Hurley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Montreal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Ramsay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
• Yale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Gogebic County
• Hillcrest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
• North Ironwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
  • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
• Marenisco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <4>
• Lake Gogebic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
  • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomaston ...

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

Adding Thomaston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thomaston 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 Thomaston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thomaston post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomaston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/