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(Redirected from Thompson, OH) Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

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). The Thompson Ledges, an important geologic and topographic feature of northeast Ohio, are located nearby.

History

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

Education

Public education in Thompson is administered by the Berkshire Local Schools district. Thompson has a public library, a branch of the Geauga County Public Library.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thompson
  2. "Marker #6-28 Thompson Ledges / Thompson Ledges Park". Remarkable Ohio: Marking Ohio's History. Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  3. "USGS Place Name: Thompson". MyTopo. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. "Geauga County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. "Miscellaneous bits of Thompson History". Thompson Township, OH. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  6. "School districts". County of Geauga, Ohio. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  7. "Locations". Geauga County Public Library. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

41°41′24″N 81°03′05″W / 41.69000°N 81.05139°W / 41.69000; -81.05139


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