Welcome to Thurber ...
Thurber is located Thurber is located in Erath County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. Thurber is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Thurber lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Thurber: (254) Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Thurber - they are located in Illinois and Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thurber. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thurber. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thurber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thurber. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thurber. 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 Thurber. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thurber. See our Newspapers Page for Thurber. Looking for more information about Thurber? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Thurber, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thurber. We originally found mention of Thurber 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 Thurber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Thurber in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thurber.
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thurber ...
Adding Thurber to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Thurber post office opened in 1889.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Erath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thurber - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> 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. <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/