Welcome to Thurston ...

The village of Thurston is located in Thurston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thurston has a population of 139 people<3> (see below for details).

Thurston is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Thurston: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thurston had an population of 139 people. This is an increase of 5.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thurston had a population of 132 people. This makes Thurston the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 132 people, the population of Thurston increased 5.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 125 people).

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

Communities Also Named Thurston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Thurston: This one is located in Thurston County and the other is located in Douglas County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 12 communities that are also named Thurston - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Thurston ...

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

• Wayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <6>
• Wakefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <6>
• Wisner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <6>
• Pender
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
  • Pender is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pender <6>
• Winnebago
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <6>
• Walthill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
  • Walthill is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <6>
• Emerson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <6>
• Beemer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
  • Beemer is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beemer <6>
• Homer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
• Bancroft
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thurston ...

Looking for more information about Thurston? 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 Thurston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thurston.

Adding Thurston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thurston 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 Thurston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Thurston post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thurston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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