Welcome to Thompson Ridge ...
Thompson Ridge is located in Orange County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompson Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
A typical abbreviation for Thompson Ridge: Thompson Rdg. (or less commonly used: Thompson Rdge. or Thompson Ridg.)
Thompson Ridge is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Thompson Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Thompson Ridge: 845 & 329<3>
Websites for Thompson Ridge ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Thompson Ridge, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Thompson Ridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompson Ridge.
- Palm Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beacon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Paltz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
- New Paltz is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
- Walden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompson Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thompson Ridge. 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 Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Thompson Ridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompson Ridge ...
Looking for more information about Thompson Ridge? 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 Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thompson Ridge.
Adding Thompson Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Thompson Ridge 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 Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Thompson Ridge post office opened in 1872.
We also found Thompson Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thompson Ridge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thompson Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Thompson Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Thompson Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |