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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 Corner (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 Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Thompson Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Thompson Corner: Thompson Cor. (or less commonly used: Thompson Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Thompson Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thompson Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Corner is located in Allamakee County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Thompson Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson Corner:
- Allamakee County (The home county of Thompson Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Dalby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Elon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Harpers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waukon Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Lycurgus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Ion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Volney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Waukon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Marquette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- McGregor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Saint Olaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gunder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Clayton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Garnavillo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Clermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Frankville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Castalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Highlandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Decorah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ossian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Eitzen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Reno
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Bee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Wilmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Willington Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Charme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Ferryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Mount Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Prairie du Chien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Rising Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Gays Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Steuben
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Towerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Wyalusing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Woodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Bagley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Patch Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Boscobel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Mount Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Werley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Werley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Richland County (WI)
- Westport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Richland County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Vernon County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- West Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Fargo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Purdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Liberty Pole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Readstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Viroqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Chaseburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stoddard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson Corner.
Cemeteries Near Thompson Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson Corner.
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 Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Thompson Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Village Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wexford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterville Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Faegre Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Heminway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Thompson Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompson Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson Corner, with the one closest to Thompson Corner listed first.
- Elon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Harpers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waukon Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Charme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Ferryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lycurgus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Volney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yellow River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Waukon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompson Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson Corner.
Newspapers Published in Thompson Corner ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson Corner.
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 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 Corner:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Allamakee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clayton County
- Fayette County
- Winneshiek County
- Houston County
- Crawford County
- Grant County
- Richland County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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> | 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 Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |