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Thompson
Thompson may refer to: People * Thompson (surname) * Thompson Lantion, Filipino retired police general * Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician Places Australia * Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality Bulgaria * Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province Canada * Thompson, Manitoba * Thompson (electoral district), an electoral district in the above location * Rural Municipality of Thompson, Manitoba * Thompson River, a river in British Columbia ** Thompson Country, a region within the basin of the Thompson River ** Thompson Plateau, a landform in the Interior of British Columbia named for the Thompson River ** Thompson-Nicola Regional District, a regional district in British Columbia * Thompson Sound (British Columbia), a sound in the area of the Broughton Archipelago * Thompson Sound, British Columbia, an unincorporated locality at Thompson Sound * Thompson Station, Nova Scotia England * Thompson, Norfolk New Zealand * Thomps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson, North Dakota
Thompson is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the " Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or " Greater Grand Forks". It is located on the border of Allendale and Walle townships, with Walle on the east and Allendale on the west. The population was 1,101 at the 2020 census. Thompson was founded in 1881. History The first residents of the town were businessmen who had come to support the needs of new settlers to the area. The town was first called Norton because the first buildings of the town were adjacent to land owned by George Norton. However, when the railroad came in 1881, the name caused an issue, since there was already a nearby town of Norton in Minnesota. Albert Thompson, co-owner of a general store with his brother Robert, was commissioned postmaster in January 1881. The name of the town was then changed to Thompson in honor of Albert Thompson. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson, Iowa
Thompson is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 495 at the time of the 2020 census. Thompson is home to the Winnebago County Fair, held annually, various agricultural businesses, a public outdoor swimming pool, the Thompson Museum, and Bethany Lutheran Church, built in 1902. History Thompson was platted in 1892. It was incorporated as a city in 1894. A post office opened in 1890, and rural carrier service was established in 1904. The Thompson Courier began publication in 1894, and is still in business. In 1938, the paper expanded operations with the purchase of the Rake Register, becoming the Thompson Courier and Rake Register. Thompson's first telephone switchboard was installed in the home of Dr. G.M. Lee in 1894. Groups of farmers joined together to establish their own small phone companies, and 12 systems shared the town's joint switchboard and party lines. By the 1940s, the Switchboard Company had purchased its own building, and the Thomps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson (surname)
Thompson is a surname of English, Irish and Scottish origin which is a variant of Thomson (surname), Thomson, meaning 'son of Thom'. Thom(p)son is also the English translation of MacTavish, which is the Anglicised version of the Gaelic languages, Gaelic name ''MacTamhais''. An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the parish of Thompson, Norfolk, Thompson in Norfolk. During the Plantations of Ireland, Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland. According to the 2010 United States Census, Thompson was the 23rd most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population. Notable people A *Aaron Thompson (other), multiple people *Adaline Emerson Thompson (1859–1951), American educational worker and reformer *Adam Thompson (footballer), Adam Thompson (born 1992), English footballer *Aidan Thompson (born 2002), American ice hockey player *Al Thompson (other), multiple people *Alan Thompson (other), multiple pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson, Alabama
Thompson, also known as Thompson Station, is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ..., United States. History Thompson was incorporated on September 8, 1883, and its charter was repealed in July 1919. A post office was operated in Thompson from 1878 to 1954. Demographics References Unincorporated communities in Bullock County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{BullockCountyAL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson Island (South Atlantic)
Thompson Island was a phantom island in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic. It was thought to be about north-northeast of Bouvet Island, a small Norway, Norwegian Dependent territory, dependency between South Africa and Antarctica. History The island was first reported and named by Whaler, whaling ship Sea captain, captain George Norris in 1825, supposedly the same day as sighting and landing on Bouvet Island, erroneously thinking the island to be undiscovered and naming it Liverpool Island. The last reported sighting was in 1893. When, however, the German Empire, German Survey vessel, survey ship ''Valdivia'' fixed the position of Bouvet in 1898, it then looked for Thompson, but did not find it. If Thompson ever existed, it is probable that it disappeared in a Volcano, volcanic eruption sometime in the 1890s, although in 1997 it was reported that the sea depth at the supposed location is greater than , rendering the existence of a submarine volcano all but impossible. Thomps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson (Amtrak Station)
Green River station is a train station in Green River, Utah, United States. It is served by Amtrak's ''California Zephyr'', which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The station has a platform and bus-stop style shelter and no services. History The station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in the mid-twentieth century and called the "Blake Station". It is now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. Amtrak took over most intercity passenger service on May 1, 1971. However, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) opted to continue to privately operate its '' Rio Grande Zephyr''. In 1983, facing heavy losses, the D&RGW agreed to allow Amtrak to reroute the ''San Francisco Zephyr'' over its Moffat Tunnel Route mainline. A mudslide severed the line on April 14, 1983, ending ''Rio Grande Zephyr'' service west of Grand Junction, Colorado. After the line was rebuilt, Amtrak's newly renamed ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson Springs, Utah
Thompson Springs, also officially known for a time as just Thompson, is a small census-designated place in central Grand County, Utah, Grand County, Utah, United States. The population was 39 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The town is just north of the east–west highway route shared by Interstate 70 in Utah, Interstate 70, U.S. Route 6 in Utah, U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 50 in Utah, U.S. Route 50, between Crescent Junction and Cisco, Utah, Cisco. Moab, Utah, Moab, the county seat, is to the south. Thompson Springs is located in high desert country with the Book Cliffs just to the north. History Evidence of human habitation or use of the Thompson Springs area can be dated back to the Archaic period in North America, Archaic Period, when beautiful pictographs were left in Thompson Canyon (Utah), Thompson Canyon. Subsequent Anasazi, Fremont culture, Fremont, and Ute Tribe, Ute tribes have also left their mark upon the area. The site of this rock art in Thompson Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson Island (Massachusetts)
Cathleen Stone Island, also known as Thompson Island, is a island in the Dorchester Bay (Boston Harbor), Dorchester Bay section of Boston Harbor, offshore from Downtown Boston, downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is located slightly more than from Boston's Long Wharf (Boston), Long Wharf via boat, while approximately straight-line distance from Boston's Columbia Point, Boston, Columbia Point. The island is managed by the Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound Education Center, a non-profit education organization. The island is open to visitors on Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day through Labor Day; otherwise access is by arrangement only. Cathleen Stone Island is one of the largest, most accessible and ecologically diverse islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island's highest point is a drumlin that reaches a height of above sea level. The rest of the island comprises low rolling hills and a salt marsh. The island has a mixed vegetation, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson, Wisconsin
Thompson is an unincorporated community in the town of Erin, in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... It is located near Holy Hill. Notes Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{WashingtonCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson, Pennsylvania
Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ..., United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Geography Thompson is located at (41.862354, -75.515864). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. History Thompson Borough was incorporated on August 15, 1876 from part of Thompson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, Thompson Township. Both were named after Susquehanna County associate judge William Thompson. The Spencer Milling Company gristmill was built on Jackson Street by G. Fenton Spencer in 1870. Demographics At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census there were 299 people, 126 households, and 78 families residing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson, Ohio
Thompson is an unincorporated community in Thompson Township, Geauga County, in the U.S. state of Ohio at an elevation of 1270 ft (287 m). The Thompson Ledges, an important geologic and topographic feature of northeast Ohio Northeast Ohio is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that comprises the northeastern counties of the U.S. state of Ohio. Definitions of the region consist of 16 to 23 counties between the southern shore of Lake Erie and the foothills ..., are located nearby. History A post office called Thompson has been in operation since 1825. The community has the name of Matthew Thompson, a pioneer settler. Education Public education in Thompson is administered by the Berkshire Local Schools district. Thompson has a public library, a branch of the Geauga County Public Library. References Unincorporated communities in Geauga County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{GeaugaCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thompson, New York
Thompson is a town in the southern part of Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was recorded as 16,550 in the 2020 census. The town is named after William A. Thompson, an early settler who served as the first judge of Sullivan County. History The area that became Thompson was initially inhabited by bands of the Munsee Lenape Native Americans. The first European settlers, two farmers, arrived in Thompson in 1749, where they created the beginnings of a settlement in the vicinity of Dutch pond. Thompson was established in 1803 from the town of Mamakating. Part of the town was taken from the town of Fallsburg in 1826. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (3.77%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 14,189 people, 5,543 households, and 3,481 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 9,258 housing units at an average density of . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
