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Welcome to Thomastown ...

Thomastown is located in Leake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomastown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Thomastown is 410 feet [125 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: 601 & 769<3>

The ZIP code for Thomastown: 39171<4>

Communities Also Named Thomastown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Thomastown - they are located in Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Websites for Thomastown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Thomastown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Thomastown ...

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

  • Kosciusko
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Durant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sallis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Ann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Zemuly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport

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 (so far) for Thomastown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thomastown post office opened in 1837.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomastown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leake, 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Thomastown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. 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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Thomastown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Thomastown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/