Welcome to Thomas Crossing ...
Thomas Crossing is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Thomas Crossing: Thomas Xing.
Thomas Crossing is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Thomas Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Thomas Crossing: 936
Communities near Thomas Crossing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thomas Crossing.
- Lufkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nacogdoches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Diboll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Zavalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chireno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broaddus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
- Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <3>
- Dunagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
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 Thomas Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomas Crossing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thomas Crossing. 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 Thomas Crossing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Thomas Crossing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas Crossing ...
Looking for more information about Thomas Crossing? 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 Thomas Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thomas Crossing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Angelina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomas Crossing - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |