Thompson is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Thompson Township,
Geauga County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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at an elevation of 1270 ft (287 m). The
Thompson Ledges, an important geologic and topographic feature of
northeast Ohio
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, 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
Unincorporated communities in Geauga County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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