Thompsonville, Jim Hogg County, Texas
Encyclopedia
Thompsonville is an unincorporated community
in Jim Hogg County, Texas
, United States
. It is located at the junction of Farm Roads
649
and 3073 in northwestern Jim Hogg County, approximately 17 miles southwest of Hebbronville
. According to the Handbook of Texas
, the community was probably named after Jim Hogg County's first sheriff, Oscar Thompson.
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. 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 that has an estimated population of 55.
Unincorporated area
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in Jim Hogg County, Texas
Texas
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, United States
United States
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. It is located at the junction of Farm Roads
Farm to Market Road
In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road which serves to connect rural or agricultural areas to market towns...
649
Farm to Market Road 649
-Route description:FM 649 begins in the Rio Grande Valley at a junction with in Garceno. The route travels northward through sparsely populated sections of Starr County before entering Jim Hogg County. In the vicinity of the unincorporated community of Randado, FM 649 has a brief concurrency with ...
and 3073 in northwestern Jim Hogg County, approximately 17 miles southwest of Hebbronville
Hebbronville, Texas
Hebbronville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,558 at the 2010 census...
. According to the Handbook of Texas
Handbook of Texas
The Handbook of Texas is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association .-History:...
, the community was probably named after Jim Hogg County's first sheriff, Oscar Thompson.
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. 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 that has an estimated population of 55.