Welcome to Thomas ...

Thomas is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Thomas is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Thomas is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thomas: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

While we believe that this Thomas is located in Upshur County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Thomas. Those communities are located in the following counties: Panola and Rockwall County.

Beyond Texas, there are 37 communities that are also named Thomas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thomas.

Communities near Thomas ...

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

• Gilmer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gilmer
  • From Thomas to Gilmer
• Pittsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pittsburg
  • From Thomas to Pittsburg
• Winnsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Big Sandy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Sandy
  • From Thomas to Big Sandy
• Rocky Mound
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Grice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
  • Grice is located in Upshur County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grice
  • From Thomas to Grice
• Perryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Wood County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Perryville
  • From Thomas to Perryville
• Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Camp County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine
  • From Thomas to Pine
• Bettie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Bettie is located in Upshur County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bettie
  • From Thomas to Bettie
• Rosewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rosewood
  • From Thomas to Rosewood

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas ...

Looking for more information about 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thomas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thomas.

Adding Thomas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Thomas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Thomas post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/