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Welcome to Thompson Place ...

Thompson Place is located in Tehama County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thompson Place: Thompson Pl. (or less commonly used: Thompson Plc.)

Thompson Place is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thompson Place lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Thompson Place: 530

Communities Also Named Thompson Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Thompson Place - they are located in New Mexico, Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Thompson Place ...

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

  • Red Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Corning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tehama
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dales
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
    • Dales is located in Tehama County
  • Gerber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Los Molinos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Proberta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dantuma Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
    • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
  • Paynes Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rawson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Rawson is located in Tehama 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 Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompson Place.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompson Place ...

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

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

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tehama, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thompson Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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