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Introduction ...

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 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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Thompson is located in Crittenden County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crittenden County: Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, Saint Francis, DeSoto (MS), Tunica (MS), Shelby (TN) & Tipton (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Thompson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson:

  • Crittenden County     (The home county of Thompson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Anthonyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Pinckney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
    • Proctor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
    • Horseshoe Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
      • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Edmondson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Seyppel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seyppel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
      • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
    • Amanca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
      • Amanca is located in Crittenden County
    • Jennette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
      • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Hulbert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
      • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
    • West Memphis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
      • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <3>
    • Crawfordsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Cross County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Parkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Twist
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Levesque
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levesque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
    • Wynne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <3>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Bledsoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
      • Bledsoe is located in Lee County
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Lee County
    • Peters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Lee County
    • Brickeys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
      • Brickeys is located in Lee County
    • Haynes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Marianna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Felton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
      • Felton is located in Lee County
    • Phillips Bayou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
      • Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
  • Saint Francis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Hughes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <3>
    • Heth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <3>
    • Rawlinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
      • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
    • Widener
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
      • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Bonair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
    • Forrest City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <3>
    • Caldwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Colt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <3>
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Lake Cormorant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Cormorant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cormorant
      • Lake Cormorant is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Cormorant <3>
    • Newport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Glover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Memphis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Southhaven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Walls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
      • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Former name for Walls:
      • Alpika
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <3>
    • Lynchburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Eudora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Horn Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Aldens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
      • Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Cub Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cub Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
      • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • De Soto Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
      • De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Tate County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Arkabutla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
      • Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
    • Coldwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunica County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Banks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mhoon Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
      • Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • North Tunica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
      • North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Tunica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <3>
    • Austin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Austin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Peyton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
  • Shelby County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Hunt Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
      • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
    • Memphis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
    • Oakville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Binghampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
      • Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Parkway Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • The Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Ramsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Giles Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giles Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
      • Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Woodstock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lucy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
      • Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson.

Cemeteries Near Thompson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.

  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Truevine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truevine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truevine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edmondson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmondson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmondson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rodgers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Happy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinsey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Shady Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Thompson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompson.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.

  • Pinckney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
  • Seyppel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seyppel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
    • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
  • Norfolk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Lake Cormorant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Cormorant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cormorant
    • Lake Cormorant is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Cormorant <3>
  • Penton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Penton is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Glover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Riceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Crittenden County
  • Walls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <3>
  • Lake View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Bledsoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Bledsoe is located in Lee County
  • Hulbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
  • West Memphis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
    • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <3>
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    • Commerce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Robinsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
      • Robinsonville is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Bowdre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
      • Bowdre is located in Tunica County (MS)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson.

Newspapers Published in 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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Thompson:

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 Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 Thompson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thompson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0051, Longitude: -90.3390       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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