Welcome to Thelma ...

Thelma is located in Halifax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thelma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Thelma is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Thelma lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Thelma is located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Thelma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Thelma - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Thelma ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <4>
• Weldon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <4>
• Gaston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Garysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
• Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
• Seaboard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
• Halifax
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Macon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
• Henrico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
  • Henrico is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrico <4>
• South Rosemary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rosemary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
  • South Rosemary is located in Halifax 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 Thelma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thelma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thelma ...

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

Adding Thelma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thelma post office opened in 1896.

We also found Thelma on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thelma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Halifax County: www.halifaxnc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/