Thompson, Arkansas is located in the Northwest corner of Arkansas.
Thompson was a small community that consisted of a store, a post office, a railroad stop, a tie yard, and a full community center. It was located near a ford on the White River in Northwest Arkansas. The White River was probably a creek at this location. Supposedly the town got it's name from Lewis W. Thompson who built the store in 1884. The town no longer existed after the second world war.
Today the location is referred to as Thompson Switch.
The Thompson Store (the second version)
Photo comes from Madison County Musings, Winter 1998
Sources:
- History of the Thompson Townsite, Madison County Musings, Winter 1998
- Boston Mountains Still Echo Sounds of Vanished Hamlets, Northwest Arkansas Times, 26 Oct. 1975.
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