Welcome to Thayer ...

Thayer is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Thayer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thayer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Thayer is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Thayer: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Thayer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Thayer - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Thayer ...

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

• Beckley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
  • Beckley is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <5>
• Oak Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Fayetteville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Hinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Rainelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Ansted
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
• Mount Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
• Mabscott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
  • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
• Sophia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
  • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <5>
• Rupert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thayer ...

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

Adding Thayer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thayer post office opened in 1901.

We also found Thayer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thayer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thayer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/