Welcome to Saint Thomas ...

Saint Thomas is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Saint Thomas: (717)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Chambersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Shippensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Greencastle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Mont Alto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
• Mercersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
• McConnellsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Clear Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
  • Clear Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Spring <4>
• Newburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <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 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 for Saint Thomas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Saint Thomas in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/