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)

39°11′19″N 91°58′59″W / 39.18861°N 91.98306°W / 39.18861; -91.98306


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