Our Genealogy Helper
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Thompson is located in Windham County.
To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Windham County: New London, Tolland, Worcester (MA), Kent (RI) & Providence (RI).
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:
- Windham County (The home county of Thompson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Grosvenor Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- North Grosvenor Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- West Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Putnam Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Fabyan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballouville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Sprague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Williams Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Griswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Occum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Occum is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Voluntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Voluntown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Atwoodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Gurleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- East Willington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Staffordville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Willington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Attleborough City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- North Attleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- North Seekonk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Attleboro Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Seekonk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Attleboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dodgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Harris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Brimfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- State Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Monson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- West Brimfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- South Factory Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- Tenneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Thorndike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Three Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Middlesex County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Hayden Row
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hopkinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Metcalf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Holliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- East Holliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Marlborough Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Bellingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Sheldonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Acorn Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Medway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Wrentham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Millis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Pondville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- West Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- East Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Hodges Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- Southbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- Annawomscutt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Rice City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Greene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Gortons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Arkwright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Phenix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Kitts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Quidnick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- West Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- West Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Burrillville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Pascoag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Chepachet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Whipple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Simmons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Glocester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Nasonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Lewis City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
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.
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 Thompson - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- West Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Munyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swiss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swedish Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tourtellotte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Putnam.
- Grove Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (652 more) ...
- Upham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Killingly Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aspinwall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thompson had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
- Grosvenor Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- North Grosvenor Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Putnam Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- West Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- East Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ballouville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Quinebaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 the Vicinity of 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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Thompson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Thompson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Thompson.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Thompson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Bristol County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |