Welcome to Thayer ...
Thayer is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Thayer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Thayer is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Thayer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Thayer: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Thayer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Thayer - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thayer.
Communities near Thayer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thayer.
- McComb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- McComb is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <4>
- Brookhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
- Wesson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Wesson is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <4>
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
- Beauregard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Norfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Wellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Cobbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- New Sight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- New Sight is located in Lincoln 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 Thayer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thayer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thayer. 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 Thayer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thayer. See our Newspapers Page for Thayer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thayer ...
Looking for more information about Thayer? 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 Thayer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thayer.
Adding Thayer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Thayer 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 Thayer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Thayer post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thayer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thayer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thayer - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Thayer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Thayer 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |