Thompson, Ohio

Not to be confused with Thompson Township, 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).^[1] The Thompson Ledges, an important geologic and topographic feature of northeast Ohio, are located nearby.^[2]^[3]

History

A post office called Thompson has been in operation since 1825.^[4] The community has the name of Matthew Thompson, a pioneer settler.^[5]

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thompson
↑ "Marker #6-28 Thompson Ledges / Thompson Ledges Park". Remarkable Ohio: Marking Ohio's History. Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
↑ "USGS Place Name: Thompson". MyTopo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
↑ "Geauga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ "Miscellaneous bits of Thompson History". Thompson Township, OH. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Geauga County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Chardon

City	Chardon

Villages	Aquilla Burton Hunting Valley‡ Middlefield South Russell

Townships	Auburn Bainbridge Burton Chardon Chester Claridon Hambden Huntsburg Middlefield Montville Munson Newbury Parkman Russell Thompson Troy

CDPs	Bainbridge Chesterland

Unincorporated communities	Bostwick Bundysburg Claridon East Claridon Fowlers Mill Fullertown Hampden Huntsburg Montville Newbury Center Parkman Popes Corners Russell Center South Newbury South Thompson Thompson Welshfield

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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