Welcome to Thompson ...
So far, we found very little information about Thompson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Thompson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Thompson, please Contact Us.
Thompson would have been located within present day Horry County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Thompson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Thompson is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Thompson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Thompson was located: 843 & 854<4>
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, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), 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.
- Myrtle Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Beach
- Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Beach <5>
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
- Surfside Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
- Surfside Beach is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <5>
- Pawleys Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawleys Island
- Pawleys Island is located in Georgetown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawleys Island <5>
- Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Socastee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socastee
- Socastee is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socastee <5>
- Litchfield Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Beach
- Litchfield Beach is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield Beach <5>
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Waverly Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
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.
Adding Thompson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Thompson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Thompson post office opened in 1898.
We also found Thompson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thompson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thompson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Thompson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Thompson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |