Welcome to Thayer ...

The village of Thayer is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thayer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thayer has a population of 49 people<2> (see below for details).

Thayer is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Thayer: (402) and (531)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thayer had an population of 49 people. This is a decrease of 20.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thayer had a population of 62 people. This makes Thayer the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 62 people, the population of Thayer decreased 12.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 71 people).

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

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), Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• York
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Stromsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stromsburg
  • Stromsburg is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stromsburg <5>
• Osceola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <5>
• Utica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Shelby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• McCool Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Junction
  • McCool Junction is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCool Junction <5>
• Beaver Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Beaver Crossing is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Crossing <5>
• Rising City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising City
  • Rising City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising City <5>
• Polk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk <5>
• Bradshaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
  • Bradshaw is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <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 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.<6>

From that list, the Thayer post office opened in 1870.

We also found Thayer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

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 York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/