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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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Thompson Heights: Thompson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Thompson Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thompson Heights.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Heights is located in Anoka County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anoka County: Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Thompson Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson Heights:

  • Anoka County     (The home county of Thompson Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Coon Rapids
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Anoka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coon Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • Andover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blaine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramsey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fridley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ham Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Circle Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Chanhassen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Victoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazeltine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
    • Watertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chaska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Wyoming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stacy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
    • Chisago City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Lindstrom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Center City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Lilydale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lilydale is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • West Saint Paul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendota Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunfish Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Eagan is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
    • Nicols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
    • South Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Inver Grove Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Apple Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Champlin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Osseo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <1>
    • Dayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Robbinsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rogers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
    • Corcoran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Anthony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Crown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Isanti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Weber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Bradford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Cambridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • Princeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Mounds View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arden Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shoreview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardigan Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • Lauderdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • Roseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Falcon Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vadnais Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gem Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Little Canada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Bear Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Shakopee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Savage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Elk River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zimmerman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
      • Zimmerman has also been known as:
      • Lake Fremont
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
    • Orrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Salida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salida is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
    • Becker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Becker is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Hugo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hugo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Dellwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dellwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
    • Forest Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Birchwood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Mahtomedi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Willernie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Withrow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Withrow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
    • Pine Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Duluth Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
    • Oakdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Landfall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Landfall is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Lake Elmo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.
    • Otsego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Albertville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hanover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Michael
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Delano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Montrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson Heights.

Cemeteries Near Thompson Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson Heights.

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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.

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 Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompson Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson Heights, with the one closest to Thompson Heights listed first.

  • Coon Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
  • Anoka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Champlin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Osseo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <1>
  • Dayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooklyn Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fridley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mounds View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Robbinsdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Brighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rogers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
    • Corcoran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompson Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson Heights.

Newspapers Published in Thompson Heights ...

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 334 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson Heights, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Heights:

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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.