Thomas, Oregon
Thomas is a ghost town in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
History
A post office was established at Thomas in 1898, and remained in operation until 1920.[2] The town took its name from nearby Thomas Creek.[3] Thomas was a station on the Oregon Pacific Railroad, later reorganized as the Corvallis and Eastern Railroad.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thomas (historical)
- ^ "Linn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Historical scrapbook". The Times. Mar 10, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0875952772.
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Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Albany
- Albany‡
- Brownsville
- Gates‡
- Halsey
- Harrisburg
- Idanha‡
- Lebanon
- Lyons
- Mill City‡
- Millersburg
- Scio
- Sodaville
- Sweet Home
- Tangent
- Waterloo
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communities
- Burlington
- Orleans
- Rowland
- Shelburn
- Tallman
- Thomas
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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44°41′15″N 122°56′02″W / 44.6876222°N 122.9339800°W / 44.6876222; -122.9339800
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