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Welcome to Thatcher ...

Thatcher is located in San Juan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thatcher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Thatcher is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thatcher lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Thatcher: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Thatcher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Thatcher - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho (3), Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Utah.

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

Communities near Thatcher ...

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

  • Oak Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Anacortes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Friday Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • La Conner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lopez Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
    • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
  • Lopez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
    • Lopez is located in San Juan County
  • Olga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Orcas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shaw Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
    • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
  • Indian Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Skagit County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thatcher ...

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

Adding Thatcher to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thatcher post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thatcher.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thatcher - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Thatcher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Thatcher area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/