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Welcome to Thomas Heights ...

Thomas Heights is located in Clay County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thomas Heights: Thomas Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

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

Area Codes for Thomas Heights: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Thomas Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Thomas Heights - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thomas Heights ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kansas City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Leavenworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Leawood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Raytown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lansing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomas Heights - 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Thomas Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Thomas Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.