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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Old Thompson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old Thompson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Thompson, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Old Thompson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Old Thompson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Old Thompson is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Hempstead, Little River, Pike, Polk & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Old Thompson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Thompson:
- Howard County (The home county of Old Thompson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mineola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Umpire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Euclid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Dierks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Blue Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- Unco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Clark County
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Tokio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Clow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Cox Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Black Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Manfred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caddo Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ophir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Oden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pencil Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Sims
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Grandfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Newhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Lodi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Nathan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Kirby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Mount Moriah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Murfreesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Big Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Board Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Grannis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Wickes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Hatton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Vandervoort
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Mena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Hatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bog Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bog Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
- Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Potter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Scott County
- Y City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Gillham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Lockesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- De Queen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Process City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Process City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Thompson, see our County-by-County Page for Old Thompson.
Cemeteries Near Old Thompson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Thompson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Old Thompson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Thompson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Athens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brushy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brushy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Section Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Putman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Old Thompson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Thompson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Thompson, with the one closest to Old Thompson listed first.
- Pates ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pates is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Umpire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- New Moon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Moon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Newhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Euclid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Muddy Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muddy Fork is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Fork
- Hartley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Big Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Duckett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duckett is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckett
- Antimony ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antimony is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
- Nathan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Thompson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Thompson.
Newspapers Published in Old Thompson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Thompson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Thompson, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Thompson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Old Thompson:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clark County
- Hempstead County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Old Thompson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Thompson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |