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Welcome to Thurston ...

Thurston is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

Thurston is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Thurston: 607

Communities Also Named Thurston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Thurston - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nebraska (2), 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.

  • Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Canisteo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Painted Post
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
  • Addison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • South Corning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Corning is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Avoca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Savona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrenceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thurston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Thurston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Thurston post office opened in 1831. The Thurston post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thurston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thurston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/