Editing Thomas, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
Thomas was named for William Thomas, who owned a general store and served as postmaster, when the first post office was established at the store on February 12, 1894, while this area was part of Oklahoma Territory. Joseph W. Morris claimed a homestead at the site during the Cheyenne-Arapaho opening in 1892. The Oklahoma Railway Townsite platted Morris' land in 1902, the same year that the Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railroad (later the [[St. Louis and San Francisco Railway]]) constructed a line through Thomas. In 1906, the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway (later the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]) also built a line through the town. Most of the early settlers were members of the [[Amish]], the Dunkards, and the [[Church of the United Brethren in Christ]] religious groups.<ref name="EOHC-Thomas">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=TH006 Wilson, Linda D. "Thomas." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.'']  Accessed August 31, 2016.</ref>