Welcome to Thompson ...

Thompson is located in Bullock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Thompson is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Thompson (for example, toward Ochillee (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Thompson is within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Thompson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Thompson - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Thompson ...

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

• Tuskegee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskegee
  • Tuskegee is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuskegee <4>
• Union Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <4>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Midway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Shorter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
  • Shorter is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <4>
• Fitzpatrick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
• Fort Davis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
  • Fort Davis is located in Macon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <4>
• Hardaway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
  • Hardaway is located in Macon County
• Mitchell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
• Armstrong
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Macon 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 Thompson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thompson. 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 Thompson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompson ...

Looking for more information about Thompson? 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 Thompson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thompson.

Adding Thompson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thompson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Thompson post office opened in 1878.

We also found Thompson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thompson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/