Welcome to Thompson ...

Thompson is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Thompson is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thompson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Thompson: (402) and (531)<3>

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), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Montana, 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.

• Fairbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <4>
• Hebron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
• Diller
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <4>
• Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Alexandria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Daykin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
  • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <4>
• Morrowville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
  • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
• Endicott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Jansen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
  • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <4>
• Haddam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
  • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Haddam has also been known as:
  • Haddam City
  • West Haddam

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thompson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

From that list, the Thompson post office opened in 1892.

We also found Thompson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

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 Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/