Thompson

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · WASHINGTON

A historical populated place in Okanogan County, Washington, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Thompson
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Washington
County: Okanogan County
USGS Map: Monse
Coordinates: 48.1393132, -119.7483936
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GNIS Feature ID: 1530590

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

Named for John Thompson, who owned a cattle ranch and cable ferry on the Okanogan River.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1530590. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Hitchman, Robert. Place Names of Washington. State Historical Society, 1985. ISBN 0-917048-57-1.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.