RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Alabama >> Elmore County >> Thompsons Old FerryIndex...

Welcome to Thompsons Old Ferry ...

Thompsons Old Ferry is located in Elmore County<1>.

Thompsons Old Ferry is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thompsons Old Ferry: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Thompsons Old Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompsons Old Ferry.

  • Millbrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetumpka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Coosada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Deatsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Titus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek

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 Thompsons Old Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompsons Old Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompsons Old Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thompsons Old Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Thompsons Old Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Thompsons Old Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.