Welcome to Thomas ...

Thomas is located in Cheshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomas, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1912.

Thomas is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Thomas: 603

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Thomas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Thomas ...

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

• Fitchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Keene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
• Gardner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Lunenburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Athol
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Athol is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Winchendon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Townsend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Templeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Templeton is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
• Westminster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
• Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas ...

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

Adding Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thomas 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 Thomas was on a map titled Map of New Hampshire (from Rand McNally, 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomas.