Thompson, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Upper Keys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33037. It lies near Dove Key. The Survey maps it on the Rock Harbor quadrangle. It stands 3 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1947 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 41 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1947 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1947 USGS Rock Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Rock Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Homestead quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Thompson: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Keys Marine Constr. - Blue Waters Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Monroe Pit 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tavernier Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Point | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tavernier | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Harbor | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Key Largo | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Plantation Key Colony | 4.0 miles | 4 | |
| Key Largo Park | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Newport | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Plantation Key | 5.5 miles | 4 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q7795669 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 292218. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.





