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Welcome to Saint Thomas ...

Saint Thomas is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Thomas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1824.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Thomas: St. Thomas

Saint Thomas is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Thomas: 717 & 223<3>

The ZIP code for Saint Thomas: 17252<4>

Communities Also Named Saint Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Saint Thomas - they are located in Arkansas (3), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ontario and Quebec (4).

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

Communities near Saint Thomas ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
  • Chambersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Waynesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mont Alto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mercersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clear Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Newburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Thomas ...

Looking for more information about Saint 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Thomas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Thomas.

Adding Saint Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint 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 Saint Thomas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Thomas post office opened in 1824.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Thomas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Thomas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Thomas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Thomas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saint Thomas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Thomas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/