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Welcome to Thompsons Crossroads ...

Thompsons Crossroads is located in Dickson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thompsons Crossroads: Thompsons Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Thompsons Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Thompsons Crossroads.

Thompsons Crossroads is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Thompsons Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompsons Crossroads.

  • Oakridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Dickson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • Halls Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Pigeon Roost
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Waverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • White Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McEwen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <3>
  • Charlotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Burns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burns is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <3>

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 Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompsons Crossroads.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thompsons Crossroads. 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 Crossroads.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompsons Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Thompsons Crossroads.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompsons Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Thompsons Crossroads? 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 Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thompsons Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thompsons Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.