Welcome to Thurston ...

Thurston is located in Lane County<1>.

Thurston was established in 1877.

Thurston is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thurston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Thurston: (541) and (458)<3>

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), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

• Eugene
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <4>
• Springfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Cottage Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <4>
• Junction City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Creswell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Creswell is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <4>
• Harrisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Lowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Coburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <4>
• North Springfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
  • North Springfield is located in Lane County
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>

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.<6>

From that list, the Thurston post office opened in 1877.

We also found Thurston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (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 Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/