Welcome to New Thacker ...
So far, we found very little information about New Thacker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Thacker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Thacker, please Contact Us.
New Thacker would have been located within present day Mingo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Thacker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Thacker is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where New Thacker was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where New Thacker was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near New Thacker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Thacker.
- Williamson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Man
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matewan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Iaeger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Buskirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- McCarr
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 New Thacker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Thacker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Thacker. 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 New Thacker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Thacker. See our Newspapers Page for New Thacker.
Adding New Thacker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Thacker 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 (so far) for New Thacker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Thacker post office opened in 1907. The New Thacker post office closed in 1939.
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Thacker.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Thacker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Thacker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the New Thacker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the New Thacker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |