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Welcome to Thomson ...

Thomson is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thomson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Thomson is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thomson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Thomson, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Thomson: 859

Communities Also Named Thomson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Thomson - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.

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

Communities near Thomson ...

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

  • Winchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Paris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Mount Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Owingsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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 Thomson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomson ...

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

Adding Thomson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thomson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Thomson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Thomson post office opened in 1872. The Thomson post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thomson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomson - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/