Thomas

Thomas is a ghost town in King County, Washington. It is situated on the left bank of the Green River, and is north of Auburn. At one time, it had a post office and a school.

Type: Locality
Description: former populated place in Washington, United States
Also known as: “Pialsche”, “Thomas, WA”, and “Thomas, Washington”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks and Emerald Downs.

Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks

Park

Photo: Roc0ast3r, CC0.

The Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks is a public park, storm water detention dam and Modernist "masterpiece" of environmental art located in Kent, Washington, United States. Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks is situated 1½ miles north of Thomas.

Emerald Downs

Sports venue

Photo: Tim, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Emerald Downs is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Auburn, Washington, located a half mile east of Highway 167. It is named after Seattle, the Emerald City. Emerald Downs is situated 1½ miles south of Thomas.

Kent station

Railway station

Photo: Oran Viriyincy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kent station is a train station in the city of Kent, Washington, United States, served by the S Line of the Sounder commuter rail network. It is located in downtown Kent and consists of two train platforms connected via a pedestrian overpass, a parking garage, and several bus bays. Kent station is situated 2 miles north of Thomas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christopher and Kent.

Christopher

Hamlet

Christopher, Washington was a community, north of Auburn in the Green River Valley of King County in the U.S. state of Washington. It was on the west bank of the river.

Kent

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kent is the fourth largest city in King County in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, between Seattle and Tacoma.

Auburn

Photo: Titanicdog98002, Public domain.

Auburn is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 87,256 at the 2020 Census, and was estimated at 85,513 in 2024. Auburn is a suburb in the Seattle metropolitan area, and is currently ranked as the 15th most populous city in the state of Washington.

Thomas

Category: former settlement
Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.35263° or 47° 21′ 10″ north

Longitude

-122.22675° or 122° 13′ 36″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

84VV9Q3F+38

OpenStreetMap ID

node 150937672

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

5813352

Wikidata ID

Q7786798

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Thomas” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Thomas”
Malayalam: “തോമസ്”
Uzbek: “Thomas”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inspire Gymnastics PNW and Greater Bethel Worship Church.

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