Welcome to Thrift ...

Thrift is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Thrift is located in Wichita County<1>.

The location of Thrift has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thrift, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Thrift is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Thrift is located in the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Thrift ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Thrift - they are located in Georgia (2), Maryland, North Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Thrift ...

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

• Wichita Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Falls
  • Wichita Falls is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita Falls <4>
• Burkburnett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkburnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkburnett
  • Burkburnett is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkburnett <4>
• Iowa Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
  • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <4>
• Electra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Electra is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electra <4>
• Grandfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
  • Grandfield is located in Tillman County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfield <4>
• Dean
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Dean is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
• Randlett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randlett
  • Randlett is located in Cotton County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randlett <4>
• Cashion Community
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashion Community have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
  • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
• Pleasant Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Devol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devol
  • Devol is located in Cotton County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devol <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thrift ...

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

Adding Thrift to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thrift in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thrift was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thrift post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thrift.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wichita County: www.co.wichita.tx.us/

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