Welcome to Thula ...
Thula is located in Greene County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Thula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Thula is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Thula lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Thula: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Thula ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thula.
- Clevenger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greeneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Jaybird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Bean Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Thula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thula.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thula. 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 Thula.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thula. See our Newspapers Page for Thula.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thula ...
Looking for more information about Thula? 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 Thula, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thula.
Adding Thula to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Thula 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 Thula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Thula post office opened in 1880. The Thula post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thula.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thula - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Thula area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Thula area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |