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Welcome to Thurmond ...The town of Thurmond is located in Fayette County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurmond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. The town was incorporated in 1900. The origin (or the toponymy) of Thurmond: Named after Captain W.D Thurmond, an early settler in this area. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Thurmond has a population of 5 people<2> (see below for details). Thurmond is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Thurmond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Thurmond: (304) & (681)<4> The ZIP code for Thurmond: 25936<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thurmond had an population of 5 people (or a decrease of 28.57% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Thurmond had a population of 5 people. This makes Thurmond the county's 10th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5 people, the population of Thurmond decreased 28.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Thurmond. Communities Also Named Thurmond ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Thurmond - it's located in North Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thurmond. Communities near Thurmond ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thurmond.
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 Thurmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thurmond. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thurmond. 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 Thurmond. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thurmond. See our Newspapers Page for Thurmond. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thurmond ...Looking for more information about Thurmond? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Thurmond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thurmond. Adding Thurmond to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Thurmond 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 Thurmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Thurmond in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Thurmond. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thurmond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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