Thompsonville, Jim Hogg County, Texas
Thompsonville, Jim Hogg County, Texas | ||
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FIPS code 48-72758[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584746[1] | |
Thompsonville is a
Farm to Market Road 3073 in northwestern Jim Hogg County, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Hebbronville, the county seat
.
Etymology
The CDP takes its name from an unincorporated community near the western border of Jim Hogg County, at the junction of Farm Roads
649 and 3073, 9 miles (14 km) west of the Thompsonville CDP and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Hebbronville. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community was probably named after Jim Hogg County's first sheriff, Oscar Thompson.[4]
History
Thompsonville's history dates back to the 1910s. The first commercial oil well in the county began producing oil on April 17, 1921. The well was located in the Mirando Valley field near Thompsonville and brought new residents to the area.[5] A post office in 1925, but was discontinued around 1936. A school and several businesses were located at the site in the late 1940s. Today, Thompsonville is a small, dispersed community with a population less than 50.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thompsonville, Jim Hogg County, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Thompsonville CDP, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- The Handbook of Texasonline. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- The Handbook of Texasonline. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
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