Thompsonville, Illinois

About Thompsonville

Thompsonville is a tiny community in southern Illinois with an estimated population of 479.

Thompsonville holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.03 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 236 residents per square mile.

📰 Thompsonville News Today

• Thompsonville High School (IL) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Fatal crash claims life of Thompsonville teen Southern Illinoisan · Jul 15
• Thompsonville school district offers support services after student’s death kbsi23.com · May 8
• Thompsonville mourns loss of sophomore student | News WPSD Local 6 · May 8
• Mildred Ellen Anderson Obituary (2026) - Rural Thompsonville, IL - Pyle Funeral Home - Johnston City Legacy obituary · Mar 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Thompsonville Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Thompsonville — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏫 Schools in Thompsonville

• Thompsonville Grade School
• Thompsonville High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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