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Welcome to Thompson ...Thompson is located in Windham County<1>. The location of Thompson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805. Thompson is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Thompson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Thompson lies within the (860) area code. The ZIP code for Thompson: 06277<4> Communities Also Named Thompson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Thompson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thompson. Communities near Thompson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompson.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thompson. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson. See our Newspapers Page for Thompson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompson ...Looking for more information about Thompson? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Thompson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thompson. Adding Thompson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Thompson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thompson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Thompson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Thompson. Off-the-Road Links ...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 Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/ Footnotes ...
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