▁and ▁C is co . ▁Mo ab , ▁the ▁county ▁seat , ▁is ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Thompson ▁Spr ings ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁high ▁desert ▁country ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁, ▁with ▁the ▁Book ▁Cl iffs ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁Z IP ▁code ▁is ▁ 8 4 5 4 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁human ▁habit ation ▁or ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Thompson ▁Spr ings ▁area ▁can ▁be ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Arch a ic ▁Period , ▁when ▁beautiful ▁p ict ograph s ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁S ego ▁C any on . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁An as azi , ▁F rem ont , ▁and ▁U te ▁tribes ▁have ▁also ▁left ▁their ▁mark ▁upon ▁the ▁area . ▁▁ ▁Thompson ▁Spr ings ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁E . W . ▁Thompson , ▁who ▁lived ▁near ▁the ▁spr ings ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁saw mill ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁near ▁the ▁Book ▁Cl iffs . ▁The ▁town ▁began ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁as ▁a ▁station ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Den ver ▁and ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁( D & R G W ), ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁through ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Th om pson ' s ". ▁( The ▁official ▁design ation ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁is ▁still ▁" Th om pson ". ) ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁a