Welcome to Thomas ...

Thomas is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

Thomas is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Thomas: 509

Communities Also Named Thomas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Thomas: This one is located in Walla Walla County and the other is located in King County.

Beyond Washington, 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, Virginia 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.

• Walla Walla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <3>
• College Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • College Place is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <3>
• Milton - Freewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <3>
• Waitsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waitsburg is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waitsburg <3>
• Prescott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Kibler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kibler is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
• Dixie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dixie is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <3>
• Spofford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spofford is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
• Coppei
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppei
• Garrett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett

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.