Welcome to Saint Thomas ...

Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Thomas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Thomas: St. Thomas

Saint Thomas is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Saint Thomas is within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Saint Thomas - they are located in Arkansas (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec (4).

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

Communities near Saint Thomas ...

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

• Saint Peter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <3>
• New Prague
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prague
  • New Prague is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Prague <3>
• Belle Plaine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <3>
• Jordan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <3>
• Carver
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Carver is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <3>
• Lonsdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <3>
• Le Sueur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <3>
• Montgomery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
• Le Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
  • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <3>
• Arlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Thomas ...

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

Adding Saint Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Thomas post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Thomas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Le Sueur County: www.co.le-sueur.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/