Thompson, Missouri

Thompson is an unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located six miles west of Mexico on Route 22. The ZIP Code for Thompson is 65285.[2]

A post office called Thompson's Station was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Thompson in 1883.[3] William Tompson, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thompson, Missouri
  2. "Thompson ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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