Thayer may refer to:

Places

;United States *

Thayer, Illinois Thayer is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 693 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Thayer is located at (39.539071, -89.761008). According ...

Thayer, Indiana Thayer is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 Sta ...

* Thayer, Iowa *

Thayer, Kansas Thayer is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 432. History Thayer was laid out in the fall of 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Nathaniel Thay ...

* Thayer, Michigan *

Thayer, Missouri Thayer is a city in Oregon County, Missouri, Oregon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,883 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Its original name was Augusta. History A post office called Thayer has been in operation s ...

Thayer, Nebraska Thayer is a village in York County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census. History Thayer was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for John Milton Thayer, a general in the Union ...

* Thayer, West Virginia *

Thayer County, Nebraska Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,034. The county was created in 1856 and originally named Jefferson County. It was organized in 1870-1871 and renamed for General a ...

Thayer Street Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island is a popular destination for students of the area's nearby schools of Brown University, Moses Brown School, Hope High School, Wheeler School, RISD, Providence College, Johnson & Wales University, and ...

, Providence, Rhode Island *

Thayer Township, Thurston County, Nebraska Thayer Township is one of eleven townships in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. See also *County government in Nebraska County government in Nebraska is organized in one of two models: *Townsh ...

Mount Thayer Mount Thayer is a mountain in the Santa Cruz mountain range located in Santa Clara County, California. The summit is in a section of the abandoned Almaden Air Force Station, about 1 mile west of Mount Umunhum. The elevation of the summit is at ...

, a mountain in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California

Education

Thayer Academy Thayer Academy (TA) is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory day school located in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. The academy, conceived in 1871 at the bequest of General Sylvanus Thayer, known as the father of the United Sta ...

in Braintree, Massachusetts *

Thayer Hall This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. Only freshmen live in these dormitories, which are located in and around Harvard Yard. Sophomores, juniors and seniors live in the House system. Apley Court South of Harvard Yard on Holyoke Stre ...

, a Harvard University dormitory *

Thayer Learning Center The Thayer Learning Center or TLC was a military based, Christian boarding school boot camp for troubled teens in Kidder, Missouri from 2002 to 2009. The program enrolled over 100 students and costs run up to $4,000 a month. The program stated that ...

, Kidder, Missouri *

Thayer School of Engineering Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth (Dartmouth Engineering) offers graduate and undergraduate education in engineering sciences at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The school was established in 1867 with funds from C ...

, Dartmouth College

Other

Thayer (name) Thayer is an English surname found in Somerset, the name derived from English ''tawyer,'' one who dressed skins. Notable people with the name include: Family *Thayer family, a Boston Brahmin family and prominent American political family. S ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Thayer's gull Thayer's gull (''Larus glaucoides thayeri'') is a subspecies of the Iceland gull. It is a large gull native to North America that breeds in the Arctic islands of Canada and winters primarily on the Pacific coast, from southern Alaska to the Gulf ...

Thayer Valve The axial flow valve, or Thayer valve, is a brass instrument valve design for trombone F attachments, patented in 1978 by Orla Ed Thayer. Designed with assistance from Zigmant Kanstul to replace the traditional rotary valve, it was a revolution ...

, a valve for trombones * C.A. Thayer, a schooner preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.