Thomaston, Texas

Thomaston, Texas
Unincorporated community
Thomaston
Thomaston

Location within the state of Texas

Coordinates: 28°59′51″N 97°9′18″W / 28.99750°N 97.15500°W / 28.99750; -97.15500Coordinates: 28°59′51″N 97°9′18″W / 28.99750°N 97.15500°W / 28.99750; -97.15500
Country United States
State Texas
County DeWitt
Elevation 161 ft (49 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 77989
GNIS feature ID 1377648[1]

Thomaston is an unincorporated community in southeastern DeWitt County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 87 southeast of the city of Cuero, the county seat of DeWitt County.[2] Its elevation is 161 feet (49 m).[1] Although Thomaston is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77989.[3]

Founded along the Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1872, the community was named for Nathan Thomas, who had previously owned part of the land on which the community was built.[4] The community's post office was opened in 1873; schools were started early in the community's history, although local students now attend the Cuero schools. Thomaston has declined in recent decades as non-railroad transportation has become significant.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thomaston, Texas
  2. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 101.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Bowlin, Sean (Jan 2, 2002). "Thomaston: A peaceful, quiet town". The Victoria Advocate. pp. 1D. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Thomaston, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-10-12.


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