Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Thompsons (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Thompsons. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Thompsons is located in Fort Bend County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.
Below are the counties that are near Thompsons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompsons:
- Fort Bend County (The home county of Thompsons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Booth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- First Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Greatwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
- Greatwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
- Dewalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
- Trammels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
- Sienna Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
- Sugar Land
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Missouri City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Territory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Fifth Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Wallis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brazos Country
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Brazoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Lochridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
- Sandy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Iowa Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Rosharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Damon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Manvel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bonney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Brookside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Oaks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Chenango
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chenango is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
- Holiday Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Galveston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Carmel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Friendswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Quaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Post Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Catalina Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Cambridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
- Alief
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brays Village East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Ashford Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Westpark Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Canterbury Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Bellaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Villages
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Southside Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southside Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Southside Place has also been known as:
- South Side Place
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside Place <1>
- Buckner Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buckner Haven is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Haven
- Matagorda County
- Pledger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waller County
- Brookshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Newgulf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Bernard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hungerford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lane City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompsons, see our County-by-County Page for Thompsons.
Cemeteries Near Thompsons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompsons.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Thompsons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompsons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Brown - Beard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dewalt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- San Grabiel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cesinger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola - Fresno Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Morton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thompsons had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thompsons had a population of 367 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompsons, with the one closest to Thompsons listed first.
- Crabb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Sugar Land
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Arcola Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Rosenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clodine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bonney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Foster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Jeanetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Pierce Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompsons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompsons.
Newspapers Published in Thompsons ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompsons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompsons, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompsons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thompsons:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fort Bend County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazoria County
- Galveston County
- Harris County
- Matagorda County
- Waller County
- Wharton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Thompsons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompsons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |