However, according to local people, it is believed that the name is distorted from the word Tha Lo (ท่าล้อ), literally means "pier of wheels".
Because this area in the past was a centre of wheeled vehicles for hauling wood and wagon that used to transport agricultural products.
San Chao Mae Thap Thim Tha Lo, a Chinese temple lies on the east bank of the Nan River.
Her idol is believed to be the oldest wood-carved figure of Shu Wei Sheng Niang in Thailand.
The railway bridge across the Nan River of Tha Lo was built in 1966 by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of Japan.