A visit to the Thompson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Thompson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery:
33.0079, -87.0075
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies just to the west southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thompson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cottingham Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Cahaba Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Carlton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ashby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashby Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashby
- Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Crockett McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pineland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sandy Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brierfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brierfield Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield Cemetery
- Schultz Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCulley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- Sandy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandy Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- Shiney Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiney Rock Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Rock Cemetery
- Italian Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bibb County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montevallo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Montevallo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Brierfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Belle Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Active
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eddings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Italian Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Brent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Montevallo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- West Blocton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Sawmill Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Scottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Thompson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Centreville
- Montevallo
- West Blocton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Thompson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Thompson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127893 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127893 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Blocton East
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0078999 Lon: -87.0074926
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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