Welcome to Thompsonville ...

Thompsonville is located on the South Texas Plains.

Thompsonville is located in Jim Hogg County<1>.

The location of Thompsonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Thompsonville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Thompsonville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Thompsonville is located in the (361) area code.

Communities Also Named Thompsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Thompsonville: This one is located in Jim Hogg County and the other is located in Gonzales County.

Beyond Texas, there are 19 communities that are also named Thompsonville - they are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thompsonville.

Communities near Thompsonville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompsonville.

• Los Ojuelos ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ojuelos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojuelos
  • Los Ojuelos is located in Webb County
• South Fork Estates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Estates
  • South Fork Estates is located in Jim Hogg County
• Bruni
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruni
  • Bruni is located in Webb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruni <4>
• Mirando City Addition
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirando City Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City Addition
  • Mirando City Addition is located in Webb County
  • Mirando City Addition has also been known as:
  • Mirando City Addition Colonia
• Mirando City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirando City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirando City
  • Mirando City is located in Webb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mirando City <4>
• Hebbronville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbronville
  • Hebbronville is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebbronville <4>
• Oilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilton
  • Oilton is located in Webb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilton <4>
• Las Lomitas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
  • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
• Guerra
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra
  • Guerra is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerra <4>
• Medina
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Zapata County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thompsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompsonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thompsonville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompsonville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompsonville. See our Newspapers Page for Thompsonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompsonville ...

Looking for more information about Thompsonville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thompsonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thompsonville.

Adding Thompsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thompsonville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thompsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thompsonville post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thompsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/