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'''Thomas, Washington''' was a former community, north of [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]] in the [[Green River (Duwamish River)|Green River]] Valley of [[King County, Washington|King County]] in the U.S. state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. The also defunct community of [[Christopher, Washington|Christopher]] stood between Thomas and Auburn. It was left bank of the river. At one time, it had a post office and a school.<ref>''The Green-Duwamish River: Connecting people with a diverse environment''. Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/TAG. No date, appears to be 2008 or 2009.</ref>


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The community was named after John M. Thomas, a local resident.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=324|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=308}}</ref>
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'''Thomas''' was a former community, north of [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]] in the [[Green River (Duwamish River)|Green River]] Valley of [[King County, Washington|King County]] in the U.S. state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. The also defunct community of [[Christopher, Washington|Christopher]] stood between Thomas and Auburn. It was situated on the left bank of the river. At one time, it had a post office and a school.<ref>''The Green-Duwamish River: Connecting people with a diverse environment''. Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/TAG. No date, appears to be 2008 or 2009.</ref>

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The community was named after John M. Thomas, a local resident.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=324|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=308}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 07:47, 15 October 2023

Thomas, Washington
Ghost town
Thomas is located in Washington (state)
Thomas
Thomas
Thomas is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 47°21′14″N 122°13′45″W / 47.35389°N 122.22917°W / 47.35389; -122.22917
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Thomas was a former community, north of Auburn in the Green River Valley of King County in the U.S. state of Washington. The also defunct community of Christopher stood between Thomas and Auburn. It was situated on the left bank of the river. At one time, it had a post office and a school.[1]

The community was named after John M. Thomas, a local resident.[2]

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  1. ^ The Green-Duwamish River: Connecting people with a diverse environment. Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/TAG. No date, appears to be 2008 or 2009.
  2. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 308.


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