Welcome to Thrifty ...

Thrifty is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Thrifty is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thrifty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Thrifty is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Thrifty ...

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

• Brownwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Brownwood is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <4>
• Coleman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
• Early
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <4>
• Bangs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Bangs is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
• Santa Anna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anna
  • Santa Anna is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Anna <4>
• Lake Brownwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
• Burkett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett
  • Burkett is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkett <4>
• Cross Cut
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
• Trickham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
  • Trickham is located in Coleman County
  • Former name for Trickham:
  • Trick'em
• May
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <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 Thrifty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thrifty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thrifty ...

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

Adding Thrifty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thrifty 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 Thrifty was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Thrifty in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Thrifty post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thrifty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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