Do you know of Thompson ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Thompson. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Thompson.

Our sources for Thompson (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Thompson other than they indicate that Thompson would be found somewhere in Marshall County, West Virginia.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Thompson ...

We found 48 communities that share the name Thompson.

Within West Virginia, the name Thompson is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 46 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Bullock County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Thompson [Bullock County].
- Arkansas
  - Crittenden County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Thompson [Crittenden County].
  - Madison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Thompson [Madison County].
- British Columbia
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Thompson.
- California
  - Los Angeles County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Thompson [Los Angeles County].
  - Napa County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Thompson [Napa County].
- Connecticut
  - Windham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Thompson [Windham County].
- Delaware
  - New Castle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Thompson [New Castle County].
- Florida
  - Citrus County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Thompson [Citrus County].
  - Lee County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Thompson [Lee County].
  - Monroe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Thompson [Monroe County].
- Illinois
  - Franklin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Thompson [Franklin County].
- Iowa
  - Winnebago County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Thompson [Winnebago County].
- Kentucky
  - Clark County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thompson [Clark County].
  - Fayette County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thompson [Fayette County].
  - Union County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thompson [Union County].
- Louisiana
  - Calcasieu Parish
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thompson [Calcasieu Parish].
- Maine
  - Somerset County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Thompson [Somerset County].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Thompson.
- Maryland
  - Dorchester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Thompson [Dorchester County].
- Michigan
  - Kalkaska County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thompson [Kalkaska County].
  - Ogemaw County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thompson [Ogemaw County].
  - Schoolcraft County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thompson [Schoolcraft County].
- Mississippi
  - Amite County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Thompson [Amite County].
  - Attala County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Thompson [Attala County].
  - Hinds County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Thompson [Hinds County].
- Missouri
  - Audrain County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Thompson [Audrain County].
- Montana
  - Missoula County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Thompson [Missoula County].
- Nebraska
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Thompson [Jefferson County].
- Nevada
  - Lyon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Thompson [Lyon County].
- New York
  - Ontario County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Thompson [Ontario County].
- North Carolina
  - Wake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Thompson [Wake County].
- North Dakota
  - Grand Forks County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Thompson [Grand Forks County].
- Ohio
  - Geauga County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Thompson [Geauga County].
- Oklahoma
  - Pottawatomie County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Thompson [Pottawatomie County].
- Oregon
  - Lane County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Thompson [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Allegheny County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thompson [Allegheny County].
  - Beaver County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thompson [Beaver County].
  - Forest County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thompson [Forest County].
  - Susquehanna County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thompson [Susquehanna County].
  - Warren County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Thompson [Warren County].
- South Carolina
  - Horry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Thompson [Horry County].
- Texas
  - Collin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thompson [Collin County].
  - Harris County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thompson [Harris County].
  - Hidalgo County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thompson [Hidalgo County].
- Virginia
  - Rockbridge County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Thompson [Rockbridge County].
- Washington
  - Okanogan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Thompson [Okanogan County].
- Wisconsin
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Thompson [Washington County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Thompson ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Thompson:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Thompson - Services available: had a Post Office, Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in Marshall County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marshall County.

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Thompson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.