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Welcome to Thompsons Lake ...Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County<1>. The location of Thompsons Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompsons Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Thompsons Lake: Thompsons Lk. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Thompsons Lake for more information about variations on the name of Thompsons Lake. Thompsons Lake is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Thompsons Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Thompsons Lake is located in the (518) area code. Communities near Thompsons Lake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompsons Lake.
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 Thompsons Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompsons Lake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thompsons Lake. 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 Thompsons Lake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompsons Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Thompsons Lake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompsons Lake ...Looking for more information about Thompsons Lake? 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 Thompsons Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thompsons Lake. Adding Thompsons Lake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Thompsons Lake 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 Thompsons Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Thompsons Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897). For more details, see References and Mentions for Thompsons Lake. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompsons Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/ The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/ Footnotes ...
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