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Welcome to Thomas ...

Thomas is located in Buchanan County<1>.

Thomas is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thomas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Thomas: 276

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Texas (3), Utah, 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.

  • Grundy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhorn City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Haysi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Matewan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clinchco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Fedscreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
  • Mouthcard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
  • Royal City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
  • Lick Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomas - 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.