Thompson Springs, also officially known for a time as just Thompson, is a small census-designated place in central Grand County, Utah, United States. The population was 39 at the 2010 census. The town is just north of the east–west highway route shared by Interstate 70, U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 50, between Crescent Junction and Cisco. Moab, the county seat, is 37 miles (60 km) to the south. Thompson Springs is located in high desert country at an elevation of 5,246 feet (1,599 m), with the Book Cliffs just to the north. The town's ZIP code is 84540.
The mystery "The Silver Spur Cafe" by Chinle Miller is partially set in Thompson Springs.
Thompson Springs, September 2007
The former Thompson station was last used in 1997 and was demolished in early 2016, October 2006 photograph.
Fremont petroglyphs in Thompson Canyon, July 2010 photograph
Grand County is a county on the east central edge of the U.S. state of Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,669. Its county seat and largest city is Moab.
Grand County Courthouse, June 2014
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Delicate Arch, one of the most famous arches in Arches National Park
Grand County residents protest a Bureau of Land Management study area on July 4, 1980.