Thompson, Nebraska

Thompson is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska, in the United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Thompson in the 1890s.^[2] The community was named for I. N. Thompson, the original owner of the town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thompson, Nebraska
↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
↑ Dawson, Charles (1912). Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County ... Crane. p. 257.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States

County seat: Fairbury

City	Fairbury

Villages	Daykin Diller Endicott Harbine Jansen Plymouth Reynolds Steele City

Unincorporated communities	Gladstone Helvey Powell Thompson

Ghost towns	Bower Meridian

Coordinates: 40°04′06″N 97°15′31″W / 40.06833°N 97.25861°W / 40.06833; -97.25861

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