Welcome to Thomasville ...

The city of Thomasville is located in Davidson County<1>.

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

Thomasville was established in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thomasville has a population of 26,720 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Thomasville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Thomasville lies within the (336) area code.

Websites for Thomasville ...

Official Website: www.ci.thomasville.nc.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thomasville had an population of 26,720 people. This is a decrease of 0.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thomasville had a population of 26,757 people (or 16.43% of the total population of Davidson County). This makes Thomasville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Thomasville represents 0.28% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 26,757 people, the population of Thomasville increased 35.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 19,788 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Thomasville.

Communities Also Named Thomasville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Thomasville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thomasville ...

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

• Winston - Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <5>
• High Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <5>
• Kernersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <5>
• Clemmons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <5>
• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Archdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <5>
• Pleasant Garden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
  • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <5>
• Midway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Jamestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Randleman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randleman
  • Randleman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randleman <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomasville. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Thomasville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomasville ...

Looking for more information about Thomasville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Thomasville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thomasville.

Adding Thomasville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thomasville 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 Thomasville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thomasville post office opened in 1853.

We also found Thomasville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomasville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Thomasville: www.ci.thomasville.nc.us/

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

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