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History · Thompsonville

Thompsonville’s post office opened in 1890, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

1890first post office
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26%homes built before 1940
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How Thompsonville began

When was Thompsonville founded?

1890

The Thompsonville post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 451136 years
Founding year: the first Thompsonville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Thompsonville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Thompsonville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Thompsonville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Thompsonville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Thompsonville is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village had a population of 451 at the 2020 census, up from 441 at the 2010 census. The village lies immediately north of the Manistee County line, and is divided between Colfax and Weldon townships. Crystal Mountain, one of Michigan's largest ski resorts, is located just west of Thompsonville.

Its first post office opened in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 441 to 451 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Thompsonville, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Thompsonville

Nobody well known was born in Thompsonville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James D. HittleAmerican military officer · b. 1915
Dora Hall StockmanAmerican writer and lecturer · b. 1872
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Springdale TownshipIts storyDWeldon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Thompsonville’s history

What year was Thompsonville founded?

The Thompsonville post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.