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THOMPSON TOWNSHIP Administration Building
6165 Dewey RoadMail:c/o Rachel Kuehn
P.O. Box 204
Thompson, OH 44086
Phone/Fax: 298-9813
Demographics and History According to the 2000 census, the population of Thompson was 2,383 with a total of 866 households earning a median income in 1999 of $48,750. The township covers 26.1 square miles, and is included in the Ledgemont School District.
Thompson was incorporated in 1801, named for Matthew Thompson who came from Suffield, Connecticut. The first settler was a Dr. Isaac Palmer from Plainfield, Connecticut who came to the area around 1800.
Mail service was established about 1823. The first postmaster was George Emery, M.D. The first church building was a log house built in 1818 by the township at the north end of public square. It was also used for the transaction of township business, and burned down in 1828. The first grist mill was built in 1837 and burned in 1907.
Equal rights for women began in 1934 when Ercel Wilson was elected the first woman township clerk.
In 1884 Chrysostom (Chrys) Sidley worked for Peter Gill who owned a stone quarry. When Gill died, Sidley bought his equipment from the estate and opened as "Chrys Sidley, Bridge Builder and Contractor." He built hundreds of bridges and culverts, large and small.
When people discovered that gravel made a good road surface, R.W. Sidley bought the Joe Strong farm and began a gravel business. In 1932, he delivered gravel in a homemade trailer pulled by a Dodge roadster. He bought his first truck in the fall of 1933. He received 88 cents a load for his first truck delivery. Sixty-five years later, R.W. Sidley is still going strong, and is one of the best-known businesses in the county.
The first radio in the county was made in 1918 by 11-year-old Floyd Murphy. He made the radio with used batteries and coils from the Thompson Telephone Co., and with store-bought crystals. In 1947 he installed the first TV in the county.
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Township Clerk:
Rachel Kuehn, 298-9813
(Term expires: 2008)
Trustees:
Ben Smith, 298-9701
(Term expires: 2007)
Francis A. Sirna Jr., 298-3680
(Term expires: 2005)
Scott Buterbaugh, 298-3813
(Term expires: 2005)
Trustees meet at 7:00 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Thompson Ledges Park Building, on Thompson Road.
Zoning Inspector:
Ken Walsh, 298-1445The Zoning Inspector's hours are from 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Thompson Administration Building.
Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals Secretary:
Nancy Hawley, 298-3555Zoning Commission
Dennis Battles, Chairman, 298-3518
Tim Snell, 2298-1645
Larry Schwed, 298-3548
Anita Stocker, 298-3547The Zoning Commission meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 8:00 p.m. at the Thompson Administration Building.
Zoning Board of Appeals
Bill Reno, Chairman, 298-1478
Charles Lausin, 298-3813
James Schafer, 298-3866
George Davis, 298-3871
Paul Kucharski, 298-3869The Zoning Board of Appeals meets quarterly on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Thompson Administration Building.
Road Superintendent:
Johe LaRosa, 298-1370Cemetery Sexton:
Rachel Kuehn, 298-9813
Fire Department
Fire Chief, Paul Robison
Safety Center
6778 Madison Rd.
Thompson, OH
298-1405
Police Department
Chief, Robert Fowler
6741 Madison Road
Thompson, OH
298-1305
Thompson Library Station
16700 Thompson Road
Thompson, OH
298-3831For information on library activities, click Geauga Public Libraries
Thompson Post Office
6714 Madison Road
Thompson, OH 44086
298-3331
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