Welcome to Thompsons ...

Thompsons is located in Halifax County<1>.

The location of Thompsons has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Thompsons is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Thompsons lies within the (434) area code.

Websites for Thompsons ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Thompsons, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Thompsons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Thompsons - they are located in Colorado (2), Illinois, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Thompsons ...

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

• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• South Boston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Chatham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Halifax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Gretna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Milton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Scottsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Sign Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
  • Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
• Jones
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Halifax County
• Elmo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Halifax 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 Thompsons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thompsons.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thompsons ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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