Thomas, Oregon
Thomas is a ghost town in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{GNIS|1166414|name=Thomas (historical)}}
History
A post office was established at Thomas in 1898, and remained in operation until 1920.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OR&county=Linn | title=Linn County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 October 2014}} The town took its name from nearby Thomas Creek.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kGBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BpQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1959%2C2655256 | title=Historical scrapbook | work=The Times | date=Mar 10, 1966 | accessdate=29 October 2015 | pages=4}} Thomas was a station on the Oregon Pacific Railroad, later reorganized as the Corvallis and Eastern Railroad.{{Cite OGN|7th|page=948}}
References
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{{Linn County, Oregon}}
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Category:Geography of Linn County, Oregon
Category:1898 establishments in Oregon
Category:Populated places established in 1898
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