Thalia, Texas

Thalia is an unincorporated community in Foard County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas.

[1] Thalia was founded in Hardeman County, and originally called "Paradise", but that name was rejected by the United States Postal Service, so it was renamed Thalia, meaning "blooming" or "luxuriant".

The high school shut down in 1943, and the post office was closed by 1960.

In addition to Horseman, Pass By, Larry McMurtry's novels Leaving Cheyenne (1963), The Last Picture Show (1966), Texasville (1987), Duane's Depressed (1999), and When the Light Goes (2007) are set in or around "Thalia".

The film adaptations of The Last Picture Show and Texasville take place in fictional Anarene, Texas.