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Welcome to Thompson Landing ...

A typical abbreviation for Thompson Landing: Thompson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Thompson Lndng.)

Thompson Landing is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Thompson Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Thompson Landing: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Thompson Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Thompson Landing - it's located in Northwest Territories.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thompson Landing.

Communities near Thompson Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thompson Landing.

  • Chesapeake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Norfolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Portsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Driver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Driver is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
  • Kilby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
  • Shoulders Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Bennett Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompson Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thompson Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Thompson Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Thompson Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.