Thomas (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

We found 37 communities that share the name Thomas.

Within Quebec, the name Thomas is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Jefferson County
  - This Thomas is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Thomas.
- Arkansas
  - Prairie County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Thomas [Prairie County].
- Georgia
  - Burke County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Thomas [Burke County].
- Idaho
  - Bingham County
  - This Thomas is located in Bingham County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Thomas.
- Illinois
  - Bureau County
  - This Thomas is located in Bureau County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Thomas.
  - Vermilion County
  - This Thomas is located in Vermilion County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Thomas.
- Indiana
  - Davies's County
  - This Thomas is located in Davies's County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Thomas.
  - Warren County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Thomas [Warren County].
- Kansas
  - Barton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Barton County].
  - Ellsworth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Ellsworth County].
  - Marshall County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Marshall County].
- Kentucky
  - Boyd County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Boyd County].
  - Estill County
  - This Thomas is located in Estill County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Thomas.
  - Floyd County
  - This Thomas is located in Floyd County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Thomas.
  - Pike County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Pike County].
- Louisiana
  - Bienville Parish
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Bienville Parish].
  - Rapides Parish
  - This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Rapides Parish].
  - Washington Parish
  - This Thomas is located in Washington Parish and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Thomas.
- Maryland
  - Dorchester County
  - This Thomas is located in Dorchester County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Thomas.
- Michigan
  - Oakland County
  - This Thomas is located in Oakland County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Thomas.
  - Tuscola County
  - This Thomas is located in Tuscola County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Thomas.
  - Van Buren County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thomas [Van Buren County].
- Missouri
  - Harrison County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Thomas [Harrison County].
- New Hampshire
  - Cheshire County
  - This Thomas is located in Cheshire County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Thomas.
- New Mexico
  - Union County
  - This Thomas is located in Union County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Thomas.
- Oklahoma
  - Custer County
  - This Thomas is located in Custer County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Thomas.
- Pennsylvania
  - Washington County
  - This Thomas is located in Washington County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Thomas.
- South Dakota
  - Hamlin County
  - This Thomas is located in Hamlin County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamlin County community of Thomas.
- Tennessee
  - Putnam County
  - This Thomas is located in Putnam County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Thomas.
- Texas
  - Panola County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Panola County].
  - Rockwall County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Rockwall County].
  - Upshur County
  - This Thomas is located in Upshur County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Thomas.
- Utah
  - Davis County
  - This Thomas is located in Davis County and lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Thomas.
- Virginia
  - Buchanan County
  - This Thomas is located in Buchanan County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Thomas.
- Washington
  - King County
  - This Thomas is located in King County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Thomas.
  - Walla Walla County
  - This Thomas is located in Walla Walla County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km] to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Thomas.
- West Virginia
  - Tucker County
  - This Thomas is located in Tucker County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Thomas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

Parisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
Red Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill

How Far From Thomas to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thomas to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomas and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Thomas to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,995 miles [6,429.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8053, Longitude: -72.4650
<2>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Thomas could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>	While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>	The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Thomas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.128 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.503 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.89 degrees.