Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Thompsontown came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Thompsontown in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Thompsontown. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Thompsontown, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Thompsontown:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Thompsontown is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Thompsontown in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Thompsontown for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Thompsontown. See our Misc Page for Thompsontown for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Thompsontown:

Thompsontown was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompsontown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/