Thompson, Nebraska

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Thompson is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska, 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

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

40°04′06″N97°15′31″W / 40.06833°N 97.25861°W / 40.06833; -97.25861


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