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Welcome to Thick ...

Thick is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Thick is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Thick: 931

Websites for Thick ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Thick, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Thick ...

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

  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Shelbyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Thompson's Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
    • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
    • Former name for Thompson's Station:
    • Littlebury
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <3>
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Graymere Manor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graymere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
    • Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 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 Thick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thick ...

Looking for more information about Thick? 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 Thick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thick.

Adding Thick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thick 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 Thick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thick post office opened in 1891.

We also found Thick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thick - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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