Thompson, Missouri Explained

Thompson is an unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. It is located six miles west of Mexico on Route 22. The ZIP Code for Thompson is 65285.[1]

A post office called Thompson's Station was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Thompson in 1883.[2] William Tompson, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thompson ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 30 August 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070915/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_audrain.html. 24 June 2016.

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