Thomas is a city and former coal town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.

[6] The Davis brothers, in 1883, opened a mine near Thomas and had coal ready to ship when their railway arrived a year later.

At the peak of its operations in 1915, there were nine producing mines within a mile of the company's office in Thomas.

He could speak, read, and write eight languages and his services were much in demand with the influx of immigrants.

The Cottrill Opera House had a saloon on the first floor which was by far the most elegant of the eight bars located on Front Street.

[citation needed] Thomas claimed to have the grandest railway station between Cumberland, Maryland, and Elkins, West Virginia.

[citation needed] In 1921, coke production ceased and mining operations slowed.

The Cottrill Opera House, Davis Coal and Coke Company Administrative Building, Fairfax Stone, and Thomas Commercial Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[11] The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.