Thomasville, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°45′14″N91°34′52″W / 42.7538727°N 91.5809813°W Coordinates: 42°45′14″N91°34′52″W / 42.7538727°N 91.5809813°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Clayton |
Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Zip codes | 50606 |
Area code(s) | 563 |
GNIS feature ID | 464777 |
Thomasville is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. [1] [2] Thomasville lies approximately 11 miles away from the county seat of Elkader.
Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves more than 200 prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans. Numerous effigy mounds are shaped like animals, including bears and birds. These were built mostly in the first millennium, by peoples of the Woodland Culture. In 2017, they were featured in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 162,878. Its county seat is Lexington, and its largest city is Thomasville.
Clayton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,129. Its county seat is Elkader. The county was established in 1837 and was named in honor of John M. Clayton, United States Senator from Delaware and later Secretary of State under President Zachary Taylor.
Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,413 at the 2010 United States Census, making it the second largest city in southwest Georgia after Albany.
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 26,757 at the 2010 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry, as are its neighbors High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's oldest festival, "Everybody's Day". Built around the local railway system, Thomasville is home to the oldest railroad depot in the state, just a few hundred feet from the city's most notable landmark, "The Big Chair".
State Route 3 (SR 3) is a 351-mile-long (565 km) state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of the western part of the U.S. state of Georgia, roughly paralleling Interstate 75 (I-75). The highway travels from its southern terminus at the Florida state line, where SR 3 and SR 300 both reach their southern terminus, concurrent with US 19. Here, US 19 travels concurrent with State Road 57, 12 miles (19 km) south-southeast of Thomasville. SR 3 travels through portions of Thomas, Mitchell, Dougherty, Lee, Sumter, Schley, Taylor, Upson, Pike, Spalding, Henry, Clayton, Fulton, Cobb, Bartow, Gordon, Whitfield, and Catoosa counties to its northern terminus at the Tennessee state line, in East Ridge, where US 41/US 76 continue, concurrent with State Route 8. It travels through Thomasville, Albany, Griffin, Atlanta, Calhoun, and Dalton.
Thomasville Furniture Industries was a furniture manufacturer based in Thomasville, North Carolina, with dedicated galleries in more than 400 retail furniture stores. Additionally, there are 30 Thomasville Home Furnishing stores which carry only Thomasville products. The company had been a subsidiary of Clayton, Missouri-based Furniture Brands International since 1995. Heritage Home Group bought most of that company's assets in 2013 and announced the end of Thomasville Furniture's operations in Thomasville in 2014.
Thomas Updegraff was an attorney and five-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northeastern Iowa. His two periods of service were separated by ten years out of Congress.
Thomasville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township of York County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of the city of York. The community is home to Martin's Potato Chips.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 19 exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.
Gunder is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The Turkey River flows south of Gunder, and Roberts Creek, a tributary, to the north. The county seat of Elkader lies about 10 miles to the southeast.
Watson is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader lies approximately 15 miles to the southwest.
Eckards is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Eckards lies on the Mississippi River, and on Iowa's border with Wisconsin. The county seat of Elkader lies about a little over 15 miles to the west.
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Ceres is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Ceres once had a post office, but has since been abandoned. The county seat of Elkader lies a little over 11 miles to the west.
Saint Sebald is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Saint Sebald has one Lutheran church and a cemetery. The county seat of Elkader lies approximately 11 miles to the northeast.
Updegraff is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader lies approximately 15 miles to the northwest.
Wood is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader lies 14 miles to the north.
Highland is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The county seat of Elkader lies approximately 10 miles to the southeast.
Turkey River is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The community of Turkey River borders the Mississippi River, and the Turkey River. Turkey River also is situated on Iowa's border with Wisconsin.
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